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Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 39 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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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 Glaxosmithkline LLC paid sponsored hires in similar roles4 certified filings for “Associate Director – Genomic Technologies” (Molecular and Cellular Biologists) in PA: $134k–$138k, median $136k.
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- Employer is on a government sponsor record
- The US Department of Labor certified 39 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 Glaxosmithkline LLC paid sponsored hires in similar roles
- 4 certified filings for “Associate Director – Genomic Technologies” (Molecular and Cellular Biologists) in PA: $134k–$138k, median $136k. 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
Director, US Real-World Evidence and Health Outcomes – Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Office-based: Philadelphia, PA or Durham, NC; travel as required (typically up to ~20%). Reports to: Sr. Director and Head, US RWE/HO Oncology
Role Summary:
The role of Director, US Real-World Evidence & Health Outcomes Research Scientist Hematology-Oncology ensures that each medicine GSK brings to market is supported by scientifically credible, high quality evidence that drives competitiveness and strong evidence-based product positioning, value propositions, and value-based pricing. The role is accountable for developing and delivering components of the US data generation plan (including RWE and economic value evidence), ensuring strategic alignment across key internal stakeholders (US Medical, Commercial/Market Access, Global RWE & HO, Global Medical Affairs, R&D Epidemiology and Clinical Development), and driving high-quality deliverables that inform internal decision-making during product development, pre-launch readiness, and lifecycle planning. This role promises a fast-paced environment supporting a new-to-market product in a dynamic hematology space.
Key Responsibilities:
• Evidence strategy and planning: Implementation of RWE/HO research by developing evidence generation plan and designing multiple RWE/HO studies, aligned to US medical, payer, and access needs; translate strategy into actionable workplans, timelines, and resourcing proposals. Translate needs for evidence into study concepts in alignment with strategic objectives and vision for the asset, e.g. development of study protocols and proposing innovative and cost-effective ways of developing and executing studies
• Study leadership (RWE/HEOR): Own day-to-day leadership for assigned real-world evidence and health outcomes studies (e.g., real-world evidence studies, cost-effectiveness/budget impact analyses, burden of illness, treatment patterns, patient-focused outcomes) including design and execution in partnership with internal functions and external vendors.
o Ensure key stakeholders, including TA aligned business leaders, are regularly updated on plans through periodic reporting.
o Develop excellent working relationships with external thought leaders to ensure appropriate methods and research agendas are applied, in
accordance with GSK policies.
• Cross-functional stakeholder management: Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholder groups across medical, market access, R&D and commercial to ensure strategic alignment and optimal cross-functional collaboration and communication. Lead cross-functional stakeholder meetings to align on evidence generation gaps and priorities.
• Scientific communication and quality: Draft/review project specifications, protocols, statistical analysis plans, study reports, abstracts, posters, and manuscripts; ensure adherence to SOPs and high scientific/operational quality.
• Internal decision support: Provide RWE & HO input to internal decision-making during development and commercialization planning (e.g., trial design considerations, data gap assessments, value messages, evidence prioritization and sequencing).
• External insight generation: Maintain strong alignment with Field Based Payer Medical Teams and other field stakeholders to obtain customer insights; incorporate insights into evidence plans and value communication needs.
• Vendor and budget management: Manage vendors and contractors for assigned studies, including scope, timelines, budget tracking, and change control; escalate risks/issues proactively.
• Governance, compliance, and capability building: Complete required training, adhere to company/department SOPs, and contribute to continuous improvement of processes that enable efficient planni
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