Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two. Worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
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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.
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The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
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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.
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What Abbott Laboratories paid sponsored hires in similar roles3 certified filings for “Technical Lead, Global Service” (Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers) in TX: $113k–$140k, median $125k.
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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 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. 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 Abbott Laboratories paid sponsored hires in similar roles
- 3 certified filings for “Technical Lead, Global Service” (Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers) in TX: $113k–$140k, median $125k. Most were filed at wage level IV (67%) — 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
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:
ABOUT ABBOTT
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, nutrition and branded generic medicines. Our colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
For years, Abbott's medical device businesses have offered technologies that are faster, more effective and less invasive. Whether it is innovative therapies for treating heart disease, products that help people with chronic conditions or breakthrough technologies that transform care delivery, our medical device technologies are designed to help people live better and healthier lives.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are recruiting a Global Head of Health Economics & Reimbursement (HE&R) to serve as the functional leader for our Neuromodulation business. This leader is a member of both the functional and business unit leadership teams and is accountable for developing and executing global health economics, reimbursement and market access strategies across the full product lifecycle.
The Global Head of HE&R will lead the development and execution of global HE&R strategy through a network of direct, indirect, regional and cross-functional resources. The role will partner extensively with business, clinical, medical affairs, regulatory, commercial, finance and regional leadership teams to enable patient access, optimize business performance and support sustainable portfolio growth globally.
This role serves as the senior access lead for payer management, country-specific reimbursement strategy, appeals capabilities, policy-informed growth planning and access readiness for portfolio and pipeline expansion, including acquired technologies.
Location: Plano, Texas, Austin, TX or Santa Clara, California
WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON
Business and Strategic Leadership
• Serve as a member of the Neuromodulation business unit and functional leadership teams, shaping product, franchise and business strategy globally, including clinical and real-world evidence generation, regulatory planning, commercialization and market development.
• Provide strategic direction and represent the payer, provider and health-system economic customer perspective in portfolio development, reimbursement strategy and commercialization decisions.
• Shape Neuromodulation access strategy by translating payer, coverage and country-specific reimbursement requirements into executable business growth plans.
• Partner with business and finance leaders to incorporate reimbursement, policy, evidence and adoption considerations into strategic planning and portfolio investment decisions.
• Advise business leadership on international expansion, payer risks, policy constraints, acquisition integration and market-specific access readiness.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across commercial, clinical, medical affairs, regulatory, finance, regional teams and external coalitions to support growth objectives.
Global HE&R Strategy and Lifecycle Leadership
• Lead integrated global access, reimbursement, health economic and policy strategies across the full product lifecycle, from innovation planning and clinical development through commercialization, expansion and lifecycle optimization.
• Organize and lead cross-functional teams to develop health economic value messaging, rei
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