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 “Senior Specialist, Systems Support” (Software Developers) in MN: $115k–$150k, median $137k.
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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 “Senior Specialist, Systems Support” (Software Developers) in MN: $115k–$150k, median $137k. Most were filed at wage level II (67%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% 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:
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.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• 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.
Structural Heart Business Mission: Why we exist
Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.
The Opportunity
We are recruiting for a Regulatory Affairs Specialist II to join our team on-site in New Brighton, MN. As an individual contributor, the function of a Regulatory Affairs Specialist II is to provide support for the regulatory department to ensure efficient and compliant business processes and environment. The individual may execute tasks and exercise influence generally at the middle management level. The individual may assist in the registration of products by preparing and submitting documentation needed for registration worldwide, with a strong focus on post-market change management.
What You’ll Work On
• Analyzes the input of cumulative product changes to current product submissions.
• Shares knowledge with others in department and on cross-functional teams.
• Provides solutions to a variety of problems where analysis requires moderate degree of evaluation.
• Prepares and aligns individual goals with department goals.
• Establishes and executes against project goals and implements plans.
• Provides input to establishing group plans and implementation of those plans.
• Follows GMP guidelines and procedures.
• Writes Effectively: Prepares written information in a clear and concise fashion, appropriately designed for varying target audiences, particularly external regulatory agencies.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system.
• For products division-wide: Advises and communicates to project, group, or venture regarding basic regulatory strategies.
• Signs-off at team level within delegated parameters for change control.
• Release authority for labeling/sales/promotional materials.
• Official correspondence with outside regulatory agencies are guided by supervisory staff.
• Conducts basic negotiations on routine product related issues with government agencies.
• Follows through on submission related activities to secure product approval.
• Directs own daily activities by utilizing team goals and division regulatory priorities.
• Provides support to Regulatory Affairs management when working towards resolution of compliance issues assuring these resolutions comply with site and division level policies and proc
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