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Senior Associate Scientist - Process Development
Pfizer INC · 🇺🇸 United States - New York - Pearl River
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
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 40 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 9 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 Pfizer INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “SCIENTIST” (Biochemists and Biophysicists) in NY: $101k–$126k, median $113k. Most were filed at wage level II (50%) — 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.
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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The US Department of Labor certified 40 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 9 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Why Patients Need You Pfizer’s purpose is to deliver breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Process Development is at the heart of fulfilling this purpose as we translate advanced science into streamlined, robust processes that deliver medicines to patients globally. What You Will Achieve As a Senior Associate Scientist within the Early Bioprocess Development (EBPD) group in the Vaccines organization, you will apply cutting-edge technologies to accelerate the development of high-quality protein subunit vaccines. This role is highly technical and collaborative, requiring deep hands-on expertise in molecular biology, cell culture, and data-driven process optimization. Your goals will be: • Optimize cell line development workflows to improve subunit protein expression, overall productivity, process efficiency and biological robustness of the production systems • Execute fermentation to characterize key performance indicators including cell fitness, growth, recovery, protein production yield, protein purity etc. • Perform data analysis to identify patterns, establishing quantitative correlations between input parameters such as DNA sequences and output values such as protein yield and quality. • Present experimental data and strategic conclusions at cross-functional meetings, contributing to team-wide knowledge sharing. How You Will Achieve It • Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and working closely with the cell culture, purification, mRNA production and analytical groups. • Maintain impeccable, timely records in Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELNs) and author comprehensive technical/production reports. • Draft, review, and contribute to internal technical reports and external scientific publications. • Contribute to building a culture that embraces excellence, urgency, partnerships with key stakeholders, continuous learning and improvement, increasing technical skill base and other cross-functional expertise. • Ensure all tasks and responsibilities are carried out according to scientific, ethical and regulatory standards. Qualifications Must-Have • B.S. degree with 3 to 5 years of relevant industry or research experience, or M.S. in bioengineering, biochemistry, chemical engineering or related fields with 0 to 3 years of experience • Experience in aseptic cell culture techniques, including cell passaging and maintenance, transfection, monitoring cell morphology and viability. • Experience in using flow cytometry, and cell sorting cytometers as well as flow cytometry analysis software such as FlowJo. • Knowledge and hands-on experience in molecular biology techniques including DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, ddPCR, RT-PCR, ligation, cloning, transformation, gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, western blot, ELISA. • Well organized, self-motivated, team-oriented with high attention to detail. • Strong collaborative spirit and communication skills. Nice-to-Have • Experience in setting up, feeding, sampling and controlling benchtop or single-use bioreactors (batch, fed-batch) • Hands-on knowledge and experience with NGS sequencing platforms. OTHER JOB DETAILS • Work Location Assignment: On site The annual base salary for this position ranges from $68,600.00 to $114,300.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 7.5% of the base salary. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, pres