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Medical Director/Scientific Director, Psychiatry Pipeline, Medical Affairs and Health Impact
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 roles1 certified filing for “SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR, MHI” (Medical and Health Services Managers) in MA: $223k–$223k, median $223k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 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
Medical Director/Scientific Director, Psychiatry Pipeline, Medical Affairs and Health Impact • Provides specialist medical and scientific strategic and operational input into core medical affairs strategies and activities such as healthcare professional/provider interactions (Payers, Patients, Prescribers, and Providers); generation of clinical and scientific data (enhancing therapeutic benefit and value); educational initiatives (medical education, data, guidelines and value proposition); • Works closely with clinical development, regulatory, marketing and commercial teams to provide strategic medical input into core brand (product) strategies, and to support medical/marketing activities and market access. • Drives global medical affairs input into and influences the development of asset strategy. • Provides specialist medical insights, and executes data generation, communication, and expert engagement activities as deliverables to relevant Asset Strategy Teams (ASTs) for early development programs including leading or contributing to: comprehensive gap assessment, development of Scientific Communication Platform, development of integrated evidence plans to support launch readiness. • Drives scientific communication initiatives (both internal and external medical education, data, guidelines and value proposition). Responsibilities: • In collaboration with Global Medical teams, Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access, HEOR and other functional areas, provides leadership, oversight, and support for assigned indications/projects. Works closely with relevant cross-functional, area/affiliate medical teams, to provide strategic input into core asset strategy, and to drive medical activities. • Initiates medical affairs activities and generation and dissemination of data supporting overall product scientific and business strategy. Provides relevant scientific and technical training to internal teams globally. • Leads functional and cross functional teams responsible for discrete projects within the specific therapeutic area (data analysis, expert engagement, individual publications, study collaborations) • Provides scientific and technical support for assigned assets; delivers scientific presentations; develops and maintains professional and credible relationships with key opinion leaders; actively participates in relevant Asset, Development and Pipeline Commercial cross-functional teams and drives the development of medical affairs objectives aligned with strategy. • Provides scientific and technical input to inform the development of the Asset Target Product Profiles (TPP). Provides input in design and execution of Phase II-III trial programs including target population and endpoint selection aligned with TPP. Works cross functionally to lead the development of the asset Phase 3b/4 strategy. • Leads the development and execution of advisory boards, scientific and medical education programs. Provides scientific/medical education to all relevant internal stakeholders related to therapeutic area or disease specific information. • Keeps abreast of professional information and technology through conferences and/or medical literature and acts as a Migraine and specific therapeutic area resource. Initiate research projects and drive them to completion, resulting in high quality publications. • Ensures budgets, timelines, compliance requirements are factored into programs' scientific activities. • Medical Doctor Degree (MD) or non-US equivalent of MD, PhD, PharmD, DVM • Relevant therapeutic experience in an academic or hospital environment in Neurology or Psychiatry preferred. Completion of residency and/or fellowship in Neurology/Psychiatry is preferred. • Minimum of 5 years of experience in the biotech/ pharmaceut