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Senior Clinical Payment Analyst
Abbvie INC · 🇺🇸 North Chicago, 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 roles16 certified filings for “Senior Clinical Pharmacologist” (Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists) in IL: $138k–$198k, median $147k. Most were filed at wage level IV (63%) — 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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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 Sr. Clinical Payment Analyst is responsible for leading and supporting study mapping activities that translate clinical trial data and contract budget requirements into accurate payment triggers and configurations within clinical payment systems. The position will also develop and implement automation, reporting, and process improvement solutions, including Power BI and responsible adoption of Artificial Intelligence, to improve efficiency, data quality, visibility, and decision-making across Global Clinical Payments. The successful candidate will maintain end-to-end knowledge of clinical payment processes and provide analytical, operational, and customer-centered support to internal and external stakeholders. Job Responsibilities • Lead and support study mapping activities from study initiation through closeout by translating protocols, clinical database structures, study budgets, and executed contract terms into accurate data requirements, mapping templates, payment triggers, and system configurations • Assess available EDC data and system behavior to determine appropriate payment triggers; conduct quality testing, troubleshoot mapping or data issues, validate results, and coordinate corrective actions before implementation or closure. • Manage the Study Mapping Request Tracker and coordinate the timely review and resolution of requests submitted by the global Clinical Payments Group (CPG), including EDC uploads, Contract Mapping Template revisions, study mapping changes, and ad-hoc inquiries. • Partner regularly with the Budget Development Team (BDT), R&D Clinical Contracting, and Clinical Development Strategy and Operations (CDSO) to proactively align study budgets and contract language with available data and payment triggers and facilitate discussions and change requests when updates are needed. • Partner with Clinical Study Leadership, R&D Clinical Contracting, Study Forecasting, data management teams, BTS, clinical suppliers, and payment colleagues to communicate requirements, risks, dependencies, progress, and resolution plans. • Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards, reports, data models, and analytical solutions that improve operational visibility, identify trends and exceptions, and support data-driven decision-making. • Identify, design, and implement process improvements and automation solutions using available technologies to reduce manual effort, strengthen controls, standardize work, and improve the timeliness and quality of payment operations. • Support the responsible adoption of Artificial Intelligence within Clinical Payments by identifying appropriate use cases, contributing to solution design and testing, documenting controls, and helping integrate approved capabilities into sustainable business processes. • Maintain working knowledge of the end-to-end clinical payment lifecycle, including contract and budget entry, purchasing, invoice processing, payment execution, amendments, issue resolution, and final reconciliation, and provide operational support as business needs require. • Identify and manage payment, data, system, compliance, and financial risks; escalate issues appropriately and develop mitigation strategies, reusable guidance, and best practices across studies and processes. • Create and maintain process documentation, work instructions, trackers, decision records, training materials, and knowledge-transfer resources; lead smaller projects and provide guidance to colleagues supporting study mapping and clinical payment activities. • Bachelor’s degree in business, management information systems, finance, accounting, or a related field, or equivalent related work experience, is required. • 5+ years of experience in clinical payments, clinical data management, business systems, fi