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Drug Substance Production Supervisor
Glaxosmithkline LLC · 🇺🇸 USA - Pennsylvania - Marietta
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 39 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 15 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 Glaxosmithkline LLC paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “QA Coordinator” (Industrial Production Managers) in PA: $80k–$80k, median $80k. Most were filed at wage level I (100%) — 1 lottery entry, ≈15% 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 — Glaxosmithkline LLC
The US Department of Labor certified 39 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 15 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Business Introduction: We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance. Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and supply. We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients. Position Summary: You will lead day-to-day manufacturing operations in the Drug Substance (DS) area and be responsible for the timely, cost-effective, safe, compliant, and reliable delivery of a Drug Substance to customers. Supervise a team to ensure that safety, quality, compliance, and delivery targets for commercial product manufacturing are achieved. This role is responsible for making sure that all manufacturing operations are executed in a cGMP-compliant manner and in alignment with company standards. You will manage staff training and qualifications so operating procedures are consistently followed. Develop, supervise, lead, and motivate a multi-disciplinary team. As a member of the Manufacturing leadership team, contribute to departmental and site objectives while maintaining a strong customer focus. You will guide a team of technicians to deliver safe, compliant, and reliable production. You will work closely with Quality, Engineering, Planning, and Supply teams. We value clear communication, practical problem solving, and a focus on continuous improvement. This role offers growth, real impact on supply, and alignment with GSK’s mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. Key Responsibilities: • Ensure Process Safety, EHS and Regulatory Compliance. Be accountable for area EHS performance, promote a strong safety culture, and help sustain machinery safety management processes and procedures. Identify, report, and remove safety risks. • Ensure activities are executed in accordance with quality and regulatory standards. Promote a quality mindset and quality excellence in all activities. Implement and monitor quality systems to maintain inspection readiness, support effective risk management, participate in deviation investigations, and ensure compliance with applicable GSK Quality Management System policies, procedures, and Data Integrity ALCOA+ principles. • Assist with production planning to achieve departmental and site objectives. Deploy the performance management process within the area, using accurate and timely data to set, monitor, and achieve objectives, metrics, and targets. Work with other Supervisors to establish, monitor, and achieve annual manufacturing and delivery plans. • Ensure relevant production information and activities are tracked, captured, completed, and communicated to management as needed. This includes managing discretionary spend, coordinating with Technical Services to ensure preventive and predictive maintenance and calibrations are appropriate and completed on schedule, and supporting coordination between Manufacturing and QC for environmental monitoring and production processes. • Drive and embed the use of GSK Production System (GPS) tools and techniques to realize ever increasing levels of value from manufacturing operations. Must be an effective communicator, focus team by