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Pre-Analytical Laboratory Technician II
Abbott Laboratories · 🇺🇸 United States > Redwood City : 501 Galveston Dr
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.
- 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: Position Overview The Pre-Analytical Laboratory Technician II is responsible for preparing samples for analysis, recording, and/or verifying patient’s information. This role is primarily responsible for performing duties related to accessioning, sample management, problem resolution, data entry, and specimen storage with high degree of proficiency. A successful candidate would be expected to have the ability to swiftly pick up new laboratory process that they are trained in due to experience gained in previous laboratory roles. Potential candidates should be able to demonstrate that they have good documentation practices (GDP) knowledge. Shift: Monday-Thursday, Saturday: 9am-5:30pm PST Essential Duties Include, but are not limited to, the following: • Perform laboratory tasks, as assigned. • Clean and organize common lab areas and take responsibility for all housekeeping tasks being completed on time. • Receive, sort, and unpack incoming samples regularly. • Unpack, log and track incoming samples using specified software regularly. • Perform administrative duties required for incoming samples; including, but not limited to scan needed paperwork, such as pathology reports and requisitions and file physical paperwork per required procedures. • Perform order entry and order processing such as in lieu of; including, but not limited to reviewing patient demographics and sample collection. • Evaluate insurance and verify billing information. • Transcribe relevant medical information from pathology reports or other associated documents such as sample IDs, number or malignant cores, and tumor size. • Perform sample accessioning; including, but not limited to, verification of patient demographics, sample ID, and sample labeling. • Utilize laboratory information system (LIMS), to review, enter sample information and print required work lists. • Perform and record equipment maintenance. • May assist in training. • Follow and assess established health and safety procedures. • Adhere and perform risk assessments as well as understand, train, and enforce safety regulations. • Comply with ISO 15189 and QMS. • Record data adhering to GDP, strictly follow procedures and proactively raise quality concerns events, when necessary. • Maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs). • May lead and participate in process improvement activities planned by management and/or engineers. • Contribute to overall team goals while still maintaining individual output. • Foresee issues and overcomes obstacles to completing tasks or assignments. 1 May not be reproduced nor disseminated outside of Exact Sciences & its subsidiaries without permission • Participate in continuing education and staff meetings. • Performed all assigned tasks under the supervision of designee. • Ability to work in a fast pace and changing environment. • Flexible and quickly adaptable to changing priorities. • Ability to consistently display a positive and patient attitude and extend respect and courtesy toward management and peers alike. • Ability to troubleshoot and develop critical thinking skills. • Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork. • Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures. • Maintain regular and reliable attendance. • Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these be