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Risk Manager
Abbott Laboratories · 🇺🇸 United States > Irving : LC-8
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 73 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 28 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 Abbott Laboratories paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Manager, Procurement” (Logisticians) in IL: $80k–$100k, median $90k. Most were filed at wage level II (50%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% 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 — Abbott Laboratories
The US Department of Labor certified 73 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 28 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. • Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year. • An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution. • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. • A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. • The Opportunity This position works out of our Dallas, TX location in the Core Lab , Diagnostics Division. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people. The Risk Manager will be Division Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the development and implementation of the quality systems and/or quality subsystems and/or key process(es) pertaining to Risk Management. What You’ll Work On • Develop methods, tools, and procedures to conduct risk management activities • Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the Risk Management Quality System element. • Interprets regulations and requirements and implements programs and procedures to meet requirements worldwide as they pertain to Risk Management. • SME for domestic/international sites and affiliates regarding Risk Management Quality System element. • Estimates project levels of effort and resource requirements by working with appropriate staff to understand scope of effort. • Directs project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans. • Resolves project issues by working with team members, project customers, and others as appropriate. • Interfaces with senior management on significant matters, often requiring the coordination of activity across organizational units. • Serves as a representative during internal and external inspections and inquiries from regulators such as FDA; ISO; and AQR as it relates to product Risk Management. • Mentor, coach and train new product development teams and sustaining engineering teams to create or maintain product risk assessments. • Mentor, coach and train engineering staff to prepare Health Risk Assessments. • Required Qualifications • Bachelors Degree Life Science or engineering degree preferred to understand and interpret technical issues, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. • 8-10 year experience in product safety risk management in researching/engineering, new product development, operations and /or compliant handling. • Experience with risk management (ISO 14971) required. • Preferred Qualifications • Masters Degree is preferred • Experience should include work wit