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Associate Director, Warehousing & Distribution
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp · 🇺🇸 US - Rockville - 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
Lead warehousing and distribution operations for the Rockville Manufacturing Center (RMC), ensuring reliable material flow for cell therapy manufacturing and protecting product quality, patient supply, Chain of Identity (COI) and Chain of Custody (COC). Accountable for quality, safety, cost and delivery performance in compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP), current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Safety, Health and Environment (SHE), financial controls and applicable regulatory requirements. Provide strategic and operational leadership for warehouse teams, build and develop the organization as RMC ramps up, serve as the escalation point, and drive continuous improvement, digital adoption and value for the business. Typical Accountabilities • Define and execute the RMC warehousing and distribution strategy, operating model and priorities, translating manufacturing and supply objectives into business plans, budgets, capacity and technology plans, resources, performance expectations and site-specific goals. • Build and lead the warehousing organization as RMC ramps up, including organization design, workforce and shift planning, recruitment, onboarding and training, qualification, capability development, performance management, succession planning and leadership of employees and people leaders. Establish clear roles, decision rights, escalation pathways, shift-handover expectations, and leader standard work to ensure consistent execution across shifts. • Ensure end-to-end warehouse activities, including goods receipt, storage, status control, material sampling coordination, cycle counting, internal movement, picking, packing and dispatch, are executed safely, compliantly, on time and in full to support cell therapy manufacturing and patient supply. Collaborate closely with the Gaithersburg Manufacturing Warehouse (GMW) to maintain material availability, inventory alignment and reliable replenishment of consumables and raw materials to RMC. • Establish robust governance for inventory accuracy, material status, traceability, segregation, Chain of Identity (COI), Chain of Custody (COC), reconciliation and discrepancy investigation, including controls for temperature-sensitive, hazardous, restricted, obsolete, expired, rejected, returned or quarantined materials. • Ensure compliant, inspection-ready warehouse operations through effective SOPs, standard work, validated systems, data integrity, documentation, deviations, investigations, CAPAs, change controls, quality risk assessments, audit actions, recall support and disposition or destruction processes in partnership with Quality. • Monitor and improve safety, quality, service, delivery, cost, capacity, productivity, and inventory; lead Tier meetings and daily management routines, use data to resolve issues, and optimize warehouse processes using Lean Six Sigma tools and TPM practices. • Manage risks to materials, cell therapy products and patient supply, maintaining business continuity and emergency-response readiness; act as the senior escalation and decision point for complex warehousing, transportation, delivery, collection, COI/COC and distribution issues. • Lead effective use of warehouse management, enterprise resource planning, electronic quality, reporting and analytics tools, ensuring accurate transactions, appropriate access controls and validated processes while maintaining safe, clean and organized facilities. • Build effective relationships across RMC and the broader network; influence decisions without direct authority, provide feedback on supplier and logistics-partner performance, and represent warehousing in production planning, material-readiness reviews, site changes, new-product introductions, capital projects, shutdown and restart planning,