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Associate Director, US Field Force Deployment and Sales Force Effectiveness
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp · 🇺🇸 US - Boston - MA
Sponsorship verdict
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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 99 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. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- 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. 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 Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp paid sponsored hires in similar roles4 certified filings for “Associate Director, Precision Medicine” (Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists) in MA: $179k–$260k, median $215k. Most were filed at wage level II (75%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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Sponsor Radar — Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp
The US Department of Labor certified 99 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. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Associate Director, US Field Force Deployment and Sales Force Effectiveness Location: Boston Seaport, MA Introduction to role: Are you ready to shape how a US field organization deploys, engages, and delivers for patients with rare diseases? This Boston-based role puts you at the center of commercial execution—turning segmentation, targeting, and territory design into smarter customer engagement and measurable business impact. You will help ensure that every field interaction is purposeful, every territory is optimized, and every decision is grounded in data and patient need. You will lead the US deployment strategy across multiple business units, partnering closely with senior commercial and sales leaders. How would you design a deployment framework that gets the right teams to the right customers at the right time? Bring your expertise, curiosity, and urgency to a purposeful environment that blends biotech agility with the scale and rigor of a global organization. Accountabilities Deployment Strategy Leadership: Set and evolve the US Deployment Strategy and Framework, spanning customer segmentation, targeting, field force sizing and structure, and territory design to enable precision engagement and accelerate growth. Cross-Functional Partnership: Proactively partner with business and sales leadership to translate strategy into field action plans, build alignment, and deliver outcomes across diverse brands and markets. Framework Ownership: Serve as the subject matter expert and champion of the Deployment Framework, educating partners and embedding standard processes across teams. Quarterly Alignment Orchestration: Direct the quarterly alignment process for assigned business units, ensuring operational readiness and seamless execution against strategic objectives. Data and Systems Integrity: Maintain alignment between upstream and downstream systems to ensure accurate rosters, clean alignments, and reliable data for field execution and analytics. Territory Optimization and Scorecards: Collaborate with sales leaders to evaluate and recommend territory changes; develop and socialize alignment scorecards that track quality, efficiency, and impact. Realignment Program Management: Plan and implement major and minor field realignments end to end—scenario modeling, decision support, change management, and on-time deployment. Roster Governance: Oversee roster management for assigned business units, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance for all field personnel changes. Regulatory Compliance: Partner with Government Relations to meet state registration requirements for field personnel, ensuring accurate reporting and avoiding monetary penalties. Essential Skills/Experience • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field • 8+ years of related health care industry experience (ie: pharmaceuticals, strategy consulting, etc.) • Advanced knowledge of Field Force Deployment and Sales Force Effectiveness processes including practical application in the pharmaceutical industry, including standards and best practices • Demonstrated ability to evaluate optimal sales territory alignments • Strong business insight complemented with knowledge and experience of the US pharmaceutical industry data and market is a must • Ability to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced environment while successfully managing multiple complex assignments • High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency • Excellent presentation and communication skills, ability to interact with senior management. • Advanced command on analytical tools (e.g., MS Excel, Access) • Proven business acuity, including strong analytical skills, interpretation, and business problem solving Desirable Skills/Experience • Pharmaceutical Sales Experience • Master’s de