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Site Management Lead
Abbvie INC · 🇺🇸 Florham Park, NJ, 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 roles2 certified filings for “ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, HR DATA MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE” (Database Architects) in TX: $153k–$187k, median $170k. Most were filed at wage level III (50%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% 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
The SML provides direction and operational expertise for all Clinical Site Management (CSM) integrity, quality, and timeliness of activities in assigned studies. The position can be assigned to serve as the overall CSM functional study strategy leader and/or can be assigned to manage area site execution activities in collaboration with other assigned SMLs dependent on size, complexity, and geographic scope of assigned studies. Influences and aligns within Clinical Development Operations, with other assigned Site Management leaders, and key stakeholders in assigned studies. If assigned as the study strategy leader, is a key member of the Clinical Study Team representing CSM globally from study planning to close out. If assigned to area site execution activities, responsible and accountable for directing site monitors in a matrix environment and serve as a liaison and primary contact between site monitors, the study strategy leader, and the Clinical Study Team. Responsibilities • Accountable for driving study level global and/or area level CSM deliverables by targeted timelines with allocated resources for their assigned studies. • Analyze study timelines and overall study assumptions to confirm deliverables are feasible for CSM. Support and communicate CSM resource needs with Country Leaders in alignment with study deliverables and milestones. Accountable for study level site monitoring strategy, documented in Site Monitoring Plan. Accountable to set and lead Site Engagement Strategy. • Ensure study-level and/or area-level timelines are maintained across the study lifecycle. Provide timely and essential study information for country-level teams to execute milestones. Drive site-level activities at study level and/or area level, including site selection, activation, site engagement, protocol adherence and close out. • Oversee monitoring activities at study and/or area level in collaboration with other assigned SMLs as applicable, ensuring quality deliverables, status tracking, and milestone adherence and acceleration if applicable. Drives CSM deliverables during data snapshots and database locks, aligned to Data Cleaning Plan. Ensure sites are closed per Site Closure Plan. • Proactively identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks, ensuring effective action plans; key contributor to Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan (RAMP). • Collaborate with other assigned SMLs and stakeholders in the Clinical Study Team to address and manage risks to align with overall study execution. Ensure site compliance, escalate issues, and analyze trends for continuous improvement. • Responsible for providing inputs on expected CSM documents at the study level and driving TMF completeness for CSM artifacts • Responsible from study start to close for ensuring that on-going CSM Inspection Readiness activities are completed at the study level • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent OUS degree, typically in (para)medical or scientific field. • A minimum of 5 years + of industry clinical research experience including 2 year of monitoring or project management or equivalent experience on a global study. • Preferred exposure in study initiation through study completion in multiple phases of studies (Phase II and III, Phase I in patients). Experience in multiple therapeutic areas or disease state/indications highly desired. • Demonstrates a high level of core and technical competencies through management of various components of clinical trials. • Possesses good communication skills and demonstrated leadership abilities. Able to influence without authority in a matrix environment. • Competent in application of standard business procedures (Standard Operating Procedures, International Conference on Harmonization (ICH), Global Regulations, Ethics and