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Abbvie US LLC

Medical Director, Early Pipeline, Immunology, GPS

North Chicago, IL, US Posted today

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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.
  • 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.
  • What Abbvie US LLC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Medical Director, Clinical Development - Oncology” (Medical and Health Services Managers) in IL: $265k–$265k, median $265k.
  • Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
Details and sources
Employer is on a government sponsor record
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. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
No salary bar for this route
H-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 US LLC paid sponsored hires in similar roles
1 certified filing for “Medical Director, Clinical Development - Oncology” (Medical and Health Services Managers) in IL: $265k–$265k, median $265k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).

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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About the role

Purpose: Describe the primary goals, objectives or functions or outputs of this position. Serve independently as the Product Safety Team Lead for one or more assigned products in early development, with accountability for leading safety surveillance, signal detection, validation, assessment, and risk management activities. Responsibilities: List up to 10 main responsibilities for the job. Include information about accountability and scope. • Serves independently as the Product Safety Team Lead for one or more assigned products in early development, providing medical and strategic leadership to the Product Safety Team and driving evidence-based safety decisions. • Integrates pharmacology, chemistry, clinical data, and nonclinical toxicology to lead safety surveillance and inform product safety strategy. • Provides safety oversight for pharmaceutical / biological / drug –device combined investigational products, contributes to the authorship of key pharmacovigilance documents, including but not limited to, development product safety assessments, regulatory responses and risk management plans • Interprets and applies current regulatory guidance as appropriate for safety surveillance and authorship of PV documents • Leads the analysis and interpretation of safety data and communicates conclusions and recommendations to cross-functional teams and governance bodies. • Effectively writes, reviews and provides input on technical documents. • Leads the strategy for Development Safety Update Reports (DSURs) • Oversight of safety surveillance and pharmacovigilance activities for products in clinical trials • Leads and implements the risk management strategy for assigned products • Supports other Product Safety Team Leads and due diligence projects as needed • Interprets applicable pharmacovigilance regulations to guide patient safety activities and cross-functional safety decision-making.   • MD / DO with 2+ years of residency with patient management experience • Pharmacovigilance experience in the pharmaceutical industry preferred • Demonstrated ability to analyze and guide the analysis of preclinical, clinical, and epidemiological data. • Demonstrated ability to author and critically review technical documents. • Ability to formulate, clearly present, and defend medical safety assessments and recommendations to cross-functional teams and governance bodies. • Work collaboratively in a team environment and be self-starting and able to work independently • Fluency, both written and oral, in English Key Stakeholders: Group Head, Executive Medical Director, TA head, PST Lead, Analytics / Data Scientists, Project Management and Data Management, Clinical Development, Preclinical Safety, Precision Medicine, Regulatory Affairs Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​ • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​ • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​ • This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.  Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other

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