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Regional Sales Director - San Diego/Orange County/Long Beach/Inland Empire, CA
Abbott Laboratories · 🇺🇸 6 Locations
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 roles4 certified filings for “Director, IT Architecture” (Computer and Information Systems Managers) in IL: $188k–$205k, median $197k. Most were filed at wage level IV (50%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% 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: A healthy heart is essential to good health. That's why we're committed to advancing treatments for people with cardiovascular disease. As a global leader in Cardiac Rhythm Technologies, our breakthrough medical technologies help restore people's health so they can get back to living their best lives, faster. We focus on innovative technologies that can improve the way doctors treat people with heart arrhythmias, or irregular heartbeats. Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. The Opportunity • Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions in Cardiac Rhythm Management. We aim to lead the markets we serve by requiring the solutions we offer customers to enable outcomes that advance the standard of care. • We are hiring a Regional Sales Director (RSD) for the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) team based in San Diego/Orange County/Long Beach/Inland Empire, CA. This position will report to the US Area Vice President. • The RSD must live in the geography of the region and may travel in excess of 50% depending on staffing and regional demands. • Primary management responsibility directly or through subordinates for directing the CRM sales of Abbott products and/or services in a specified region or other major geographical area. This includes assisting in identifying and evaluating market opportunities and sales potential to establish and achieve sales and clinical objectives. The Regional Sales Director also leads and coaches the activities of territory managers, clinical specialist to develop a high performing team for commercial and clinical trial activity responsibilities. The RSD will meet the authorization training requirement to support CRM procedures for competent clinical coaching of their team and improved customer interface. Additional leadership responsibilities include assistance with contract negotiation, customer engagement, performance management and the clinical competency development of their direct reports. The RSD will coach on how to proactively support CRM procedures to achieve safe outcomes as well as drive continuing education within their region to ensure quality and best in class customer support. The RSD will set the sales strategy in their region meeting the franchise goals. What You’ll Work On • Support and achieve the regional sales plan. • Develop a safe learning environment and uncompromised