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Research & Development Quality Operations Specialty Lead
Glaxosmithkline LLC · 🇺🇸 USA - Pennsylvania - Marietta
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 roles3 certified filings for “Principal Scientist, Biologic AI Research and Design” (Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists) in MA: $119k–$148k, median $130k. Most were filed at wage level I (67%) — 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
Business Introduction: We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance. Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply. We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients. Position Summary: You will play a key role delivering operational quality activities that protect patient safety and ensure reliable supply across manufacturing and supplier partners in the United States. You will collaborate closely with manufacturing, supply chain, regulatory, and external teams. We are looking for clear decisionmakers who simplify quality processes, coach others, and drive continuous improvement. This position offers you meaningful impact, growth opportunities, and the chance to unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. Key Responsibilities: • Develop and incorporate effective processes and procedures in Quality R&D Operations. Support validation activities for new site commissioning and qualification (C&Q), and lead the implementation of Quality Systems to ensure operational readiness • Approve GMP documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures, pre and post approve batch records, validation documentation, change controls, and other controlled documents from business partner areas. Participate in investigations, such as Quality Investigations, customer complaints and vendor complaints and make recommendations for corrective and preventative actions, and to follow up on the implementation of those recommendations • Participate in/manage routine audits/assessments as well as multiple projects of high priority including regulatory inspections and high-risk non-compliance issues. Identify business or reputational risks associated with job responsibilities and communicate these upward along with suggestions for risk management solutions. • Participate in the implementation of the Quality Management System including, provide subject matter expertise and perform relevant impact assessments, attend quality council, consider quality policies as part of control document approval. Lead and contribute to the training, education, guidance and influencing of customers and business compliance practices. • Provide advice and consultancy to GSK project teams and external partners to reduce regulatory risk. Identify and mitigate compliance risks through effective assessments and/or via providing advice and consultancy to Quality R&D and business units regionally and globally. • Proactively identify, communicate and monitor business changes that could impact on quality or compliance within the department and across departments. Provide operational quality leadership and oversight for assigned external manufacturing partners and GMP areas. Serve as the first point of contact for quality concerns. - Review and approve GMP documentation such as batch records, deviations, change controls, and controlled documents from suppliers and internal teams. Lead investigations and root cause analyses for deviations, complaints, and non-conformances. Drive corrective and preventive actions through to closure. • Support produ