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Director Medical Writing Submission Facilitator
Glaxosmithkline LLC · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
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 39 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 15 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 Glaxosmithkline LLC paid sponsored hires in similar roles8 certified filings for “Principal Scientist” (Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists) in PA: $98k–$110k, median $98k. Most were filed at wage level I (63%) — 1 lottery entry, ≈15% 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 — Glaxosmithkline LLC
The US Department of Labor certified 39 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 15 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
GSK has an inspiring ambition: by uniting science, technology and talent we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next ten years. We will get ahead of disease together with our R&D approach of focusing on the science of the immune system, human genetics and advanced technologies, such as functional genomics and AI/ML. Job Purpose The Director Medical Writing Submission Facilitator would be responsible to facilitate the GSK submission acceleration ambition by being a strong advocate and change champion for ensuring the medical writing driven acceleration levers and acceleration technology are embedded and utilized optimally ensuring Medical Writing (MW) acceleration ambition deliverables are delivered to time and quality by applying expert leadership, scientific and operational expertise and strong influential skills. Key Responsibilities: • Partners with the MW LT and MW Submission leads in developing, driving, implementing and embedding accelerations levers in a multi-cultural, cross-functional, and cross- Therapy Area setting including senior stakeholders. • Be a change champion and strong advocate for embedding and utilizing Acceleration Levers and relevant technology in the submission teams in a multi-cultural, cross-functional, and cross Therapy Area setting including senior stakeholders. • Leads, drives and promotes MW acceleration strategy and represents MW in acceleration submission forums. • Proactively generates ideas for simplification and improvement in the area of accelerating submissions. • Builds interactive relationships with Functional leads and senior stakeholders in the context of acceleration. • Removes blockers to accelerating ambition submissions and escalates issues. • Ensures relevant stakeholder management in close collaboration with the MW Head, MW Head of H&E and Medical Writing TA Heads. • Highly pragmatic with strong negotiation skills. • Facilitates execution of agreed timelines for the clinical submission document within the remit of Medical Writing in close collaboration with the Medical Writing Submission Lead and Submission Medical Writer Lead Authors. • Promotes agility in ways of working within submission teams. • Ensures submission teams are trained in the MW owned acceleration levers and technology. • Ability to oversee and support multiple submission teams in parallel. Basic Qualifications • PhD degree in Life Science/ Health Science or equivalent. • Extensive years of experience in clinical submissions dossier work as an SME – corresponding to Director/Program Lead - in a global Pharma R&D or CRO setting with a profound understanding of the clinical development process and phases of development. • Demonstrated influential skills in a fast-paced, high-pressure multi-cultural environment. • Track-record of delivering business outcomes and value and simplification with a passion for science and advancing medicines to patients • Experience in multicultural settings, diverse environments with respect to dynamics of human interaction. • Excellent strategic, planning and organizational skills. • Excellent interpersonal skills • Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills • Highly structured and diligent. • Relentless for delivering business outcomes and value and simplification with a passion for science and advancing medicines to patients • Excellent communication skills in verbal and written English. Preferred Qualifications • Being able to navigate a complex matrix organisation with an ability to partner with, and influence, senior stakeholders across the company. #LI-GSK* Skills Clinical Development, Clinical Trial Designs, Communication, Customer Service, Decision Making, Emotional Intelligence, Influencing Without Auth