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Quality Manager
Abbott Laboratories · 🇺🇸 United States - Georgia - Atlanta
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 73 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 28 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 Abbott Laboratories paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Manager, Software Test Engineering” (Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers) in CA: $165k–$165k, median $165k. Most were filed at wage level III (100%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% 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 — Abbott Laboratories
The US Department of Labor certified 73 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 28 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. • Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year. • An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution. • Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. • A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. The Opportunity Quality Manager, the individual will play a crucial role within Abbott’s Heart Failure organization with primary focus to maintain overall Quality Management System compliance to internal policies, applicable standards and external regulatory requirements. What You’ll Work On • The incumbent defines and develops strategy for external and internal audits (Regulatory Agencies, Corporate, Notified Bodies, Certifications etc) to ensure that the site is compliant and audit ready at all times. • Acts as a key influential leader, responsible for driving cross-functional audit support and audit readiness initiatives to improve quality systems, and overall organizational compliance to internal/external requirements. • Ensures cross-functional partners and peers understand quality system requirements and how they impact product quality and regulatory compliance. • Represents the site within Abbott through Corporate based community of practice as well as external Regulatory Intelligence Forums. • Utilizes experience and knowledge gained from audits, internal assessments, and cross-business community of practice to proactively address potential compliance gaps. • Responsible for oversight and administration of site’s CAPA system and driving effective resolutions to identified issues. • Responsible for tracking timeliness of change assessments for external requirements and associated metrics. • Lead overall compliance lifecycle or similar programs within the site, collaborates with cross functional leadership, establishes effectiveness criteria, and advises Executive Management on the overall compliance status and audit readiness. Responsibilities • Provide leadership to maintain Quality Management System compliance for Abbott Heart Failure Atlanta. • Oversee site’s compliance lifecycle, CAPA System and External Requirements Management System. • Lead site’s CAPA program and drive continuous improvements by providing strategic direction for robust CAPA investigations and implementation of global resolutions while ensuring sustainability and effectivity. • Manage External Requirements change impact assessment metrics and ensure changes to regulations, standards, Abbott policies etc are implemented timely. • Serve as the primary interface with external regulatory bodies, manage internal and external inspections and overall audit strategies including any required responses concerning the site. •