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Site Quality Leader
Abbott Laboratories · 🇺🇸 United States - Minnesota - Plymouth
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 73 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 28 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 Abbott Laboratories paid sponsored hires in similar roles5 certified filings for “SENIOR SPECIALIST QUALITY ASSURANCE” (Industrial Engineers) in IL: $105k–$142k, median $112k. Most were filed at wage level III (40%) — 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 — Abbott Laboratories
The US Department of Labor certified 73 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 28 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: WORKING AT ABBOTT: At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of • Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO • An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune • A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists The Opportunity The Site Quality Leader is the senior quality authority for the site and a key member of the Site Leadership Team. The role is accountable for ensuring that all products manufactured, tested, and released from the Plymouth, MN and St. Paul, MN Structural Heart facilities meet global regulatory requirements and conform to the Abbott Structural Heart Quality System. In addition, the position is responsible for establishing and leading the quality strategy, driving regulatory compliance, and maintaining the Quality Management System for finished Structural Heart devices and components manufactured at Minnesota facilities. • Establish and implement a site quality strategy aligned with business objectives and regulatory expectations • Represent Quality on the Site Leadership Team and embed quality principles into site decision making • Promote a proactive quality culture focused on risk management, compliance, and continuous improvement • Ensure full compliance with global regulatory standards including EU MDR, FDA QMSR, ISO 13845 • Maintain continuous inspection readiness and lead regulatory inspections • Provide quality oversight for Structural Heart manufacturing processes • Lead and develop the site quality organization Location: Plymouth, MN What You’ll Work On • Develop and participate in setting quality assurance strategies and regulations • Assess and advise on potential risks, ensures compliance and gives recommendations • Take responsibility for all quality control aspects of the process (e.g., testing, operations, raw materials, production, finished products or services) • Lead audits and regulatory inspections • Establish quality and reliability standards by studying product and consumer requirements with other members of management and production operators, technicians, and engineers • Establish standards for the disposition of finished products by devising evaluation tests, methods, and procedures • Establish rework standards by devising inspection and physical testing methods and procedures. • Foster a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives • Provide directions to managers, exempt specialists and non-exempt support in various areas, groups and/or operations • Keep the organization's vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action • Build strategic partnerships to further departmental and organizational objective