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Associate Director, Diagnostic Partnerships, Oncology
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp · 🇺🇸 US - Gaithersburg - MD
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 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 roles15 certified filings for “Associate Director Oncology Outcomes Research” (Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists) in MD: $126k–$185k, median $140k. Most were filed at wage level II (47%) — 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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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
Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of oncology diagnostics? As the Associate Director, Diagnostic Partnerships within the Oncology Business Unit, you will play a pivotal role in delivering the Global Diagnostics (GDx) mission of shaping the patient testing landscape and ensuring no patient is left behind. Reporting to the Senior Director, Diagnostic Partnerships, you will lead key partnership activities within GDx; your expertise will be crucial in refining business needs, engaging with prospective diagnostic partners, and collaborating on scoping, negotiation, and contracting. Are you prepared to take on this challenge and lead partnerships initiatives that deliver diagnostic solutions in-market? Accountabilities • Shape GDx projects towards meeting business requirements, fitting into overarching strategies while considering cost, quality and timeline requirements. • Develop and manage relationships with external diagnostic partners and potential partners in a compliant and professional manner, ensuring AstraZeneca is regarded as a partner of choice by third parties. • Lead specific schedules of work according to project needs, owning the deal process and aligning with cross-functional colleagues to support execution. • Ensure post-contract activities are successfully completed with optimal handover of solutions to wider GDx colleagues for implementation. • Work with Business Development colleagues in the negotiation, contracting and deal-closing processes for enterprise-wide agreements. • Ensure that diagnostic partnering opportunities are evaluated thoroughly and objectively with ownership of certain due diligence processes. • Present partnering opportunities to the oncology business effectively and efficiently. • Build personal networks to aid early identification of relevant partnering opportunities and efficient delivery of partnership projects. • Attend key external scientific congresses to identify partnership opportunities and nurture existing relationships. • Work collaboratively and flexibly to accommodate projects which arise from varied parts of the business. • Provide broader diagnostics teams with inputs and expertise according to personal domain and partnerships knowledge. • Support or lead in building business cases for specific partnerships projects. • Report on project activities and achievements to senior management, feed into OBU updates as appropriate. • Positively develop, manage and maintain stakeholder relationships with colleagues across Oncology Business Unit, Business Development, Legal, Compliance, in-country diagnostic teams, R&D, and other cross-functional colleagues as needed. Essential Skills/Experience • Post-graduate level education in a relevant subject (e.g. Masters/MBA/MSc or above) • 3-5 years of relevant contracting, business development, strategy, consulting and/or pharma/diagnostic partnership experience • Knowledge of pharmaceutical and diagnostic company businesses, processes and activities • Knowledge of scientific, commercial and financial evaluation techniques • An understanding of governance procedures relevant to deal progression and business development work (CDAs, agreement structures, delegation of authorities, due diligence processes, etc.) • Analytical skills and ability to ascertain the relevant issues from large volumes of information • Interpersonal and teamwork skills, demonstrating flexibility and a proven ability to deal with complexity under time pressure and contribute skills to deliver projects • Experience and effectiveness in the presentation of written and oral business cases to senior management • Numerate and having financial literacy, excellent spoken and written English • Tenacity and resourcefulness, an ability to