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 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.
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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 Abbvie INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles10 certified filings for “ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, STATISTICS” (Data Scientists) in IL: $117k–$165k, median $151k.
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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 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 INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles
- 10 certified filings for “ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, STATISTICS” (Data Scientists) in IL: $117k–$165k, median $151k. Most were filed at wage level IV (50%) — 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
The Director, Sales Force Execution is a strategic, enterprise-level leader responsible for translating Immunology business priorities into aligned, compliant, and scalable field execution. Partnering across Commercial, Medical, Field Reimbursement, Patient Services, and other functions, this role identifies evolving business needs and leads cross-functional initiatives that improve field effectiveness, operating model alignment, governance, incentive compensation, sales force agility, and leadership development. The Director serves as a trusted advisor to senior Immunology and commercial leaders, using data, market insights, and field input to drive execution excellence and measurable business outcomes.
Responsibilities:
• Strategic Initiative Leadership: Identify, prioritize, and lead strategic initiatives that address evolving Immunology business needs, partnering across functions to design and implement solutions that improve field effectiveness, capability building, and execution excellence.
• Cross-Functional Field Effectiveness: Lead the design and execution of cross-functional field effectiveness strategies across Commercial, Medical, Field Reimbursement, and Patient Services, ensuring role clarity, alignment, compliance standards, governance, training, and consistent pull through across IMM.
• Governance Mechanism: Establish and oversee governance forums that drive alignment, transparency, and effective decision-making across senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams (IC Governance).
• Incentive Compensation Strategy: Develop and optimize incentive compensation strategies by assessing market trends, field needs, business priorities, and performance data to identify opportunities and implement solutions that reinforce desired behaviors and business outcomes (1MM Kicker).
• Sales Force Agility and Execution Excellence: Drive sales force agility by developing processes, tools, communications that improve transparency, adaptability, field understanding, and organizational effectiveness.
• Executive Partnership: Partner with senior Immunology and commercial leaders to translate strategic priorities, market insights, and organizational needs into actionable field execution plans and scalable solutions.
• Collaboration: Lead the Head of Sales forum and partner closely with Heads of Sales to align on strategic priorities, share insights, address emerging business needs, and drive consistent execution across the organization
• Leadership Development: Lead leadership development, recognition, and engagement initiatives that strengthen culture, reinforce patient impact, and build the capability of future fit field and commercial leaders (LED, IMPACT Award)
• Data-Driven Performance: Use data, analytics, and field insights to identify execution gaps, evaluate business needs, measure initiative effectiveness, and recommend improvements that enhance sales force performance and organizational impact.
• Compliance and Risk Management: Ensure all field execution initiatives adhere to company policies, legal and regulatory requirements, and industry compliance standards.
• Bachelors Degree
• Strategic planning and enterprise-level execution
• Sales force effectiveness
• Cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management
• Incentive compensation strategy and governance
• Data analysis, market assessment, and insight generation
• Change management and organizational agility
• Executive communication and influence without direct authority
• Governance, compliance, and risk management
• Leadership development and talent engagement
• Ability to translate strategy into practical, scalable field solutions
• Strong business judgment and decision-making in a complex matrix environment
• Regional Sales Director (seco
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