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Associate Director, Data Operations - Patient Services
Abbvie INC · 🇺🇸 Mettawa, IL, US
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 177 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 94 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Abbvie INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles10 certified filings for “ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, STATISTICS” (Data Scientists) in IL: $117k–$165k, median $151k. Most were filed at wage level IV (50%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Abbvie INC
The US Department of Labor certified 177 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 94 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
The Associate Director, APS Data Operations provides strategic and operational leadership for patient services, copay and affordability, specialty pharmacy, hub, and related data operations. This role ensures trusted, timely, compliant, and business-ready data through effective acquisition, integration, quality management, anonymization, vendor oversight, launch readiness, and continuous improvement. The role leads technical workstreams and contributes to program outcomes by developing actionable methods and analyses, collaborating with cross-functional partners to integrate technical solutions throughout the lifecycle, and advising on complex technical decisions and risks. Responsibilities • Lead end-to-end data operations for patient services, copay and affordability programs, specialty pharmacy, hubs, patient engagement, and related commercial data domains. • Lead technical workstreams and deliver high-quality technical outputs for complex projects and programs. Define and validate methods, document results and key assumptions, ensure adherence to applicable standards and controls, and communicate technical progress, impacts, risks, and recommended mitigations to project leads and stakeholders. • Oversee onboarding, validation, reconciliation, monitoring, and delivery of internal and external data sources. • Implement and monitor data lifecycle and quality processes to maintain data accuracy and consistency. • Develop and maintain metadata documentation to improve data accessibility and usability. • Conduct data lifecycle management activities, including data retention, archival, and disposal. • Identify and resolve data management issues and recommend process improvements that enhance efficiency, quality, and scalability. • Ensure anonymized and privacy-preserving data assets are delivered accurately, securely, and on time for analytics, reporting, patient journey measurement, and operational decision-making. • Partner with cross-functional business and technical teams to integrate solutions throughout the data lifecycle and advise on complex technical decisions and risks. • Partner with BTS, Privacy, Legal, Compliance, Information Security, and Data Governance to implement appropriate data access, anonymization, retention, security, and handling controls. • Lead operational governance for data vendors and service providers, including service levels, issue escalation, contracts, budgets, and performance improvement. • Lead data readiness for product launches, program expansions, and vendor transitions, including requirements, testing, controls, support procedures, and risk mitigation. • Identify and implement automation and AI-enabled monitoring opportunities that improve data quality, efficiency, and operational capacity. • Lead and develop employees, contractors, and partner resources, and communicate performance, risks, decisions, and recommendations to senior stakeholders. • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Analytics, Healthcare Administration, or a related field required; advanced degree preferred. • Minimum of 10 years of professional experience, including at least 5 years in data operations, data acquisition, data integration, data quality, analytics operations, or a related discipline. • Demonstrated experience leading technical workstreams, developing actionable methods and analyses, and delivering technical outputs for complex projects or programs. • Ability to define and validate analytical or technical methods, document results and assumptions, apply standards and controls, and communicate technical progress, impacts, and risk mitigations. • Experience implementing data lifecycle and quality processes, maintain