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Director, Portfolio and Capacity Management, Enterprise Cell Therapy Unit
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp · 🇺🇸 US - Gaithersburg - MD
Sponsorship verdict
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- 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 roles1 certified filing for “Associate Director, Oncology Portfolio Analytics” (Management Analysts) in MD: $157k–$157k, median $157k. Most were filed at wage level II (100%) — 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.
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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
Location: Gaithersburg Hybrid: 3 days in office AstraZeneca is a global, science-led, patient-focused biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. AstraZeneca has a multifaceted environment that cultivates collaboration and innovation to achieve our goals. We attract top minds, and we nurture and build talent. Within the AstraZeneca Enterprise Cell Therapy Unit, our ambition is to realize the full potential of cell therapy for people living with cancer, immune-mediated and rare diseases around the world. This unit has responsibility for the value chain from discovery through to late-stage development and commercialization. We are rapidly progressing a broad pipeline of cell therapies in collaboration with AstraZeneca’s Therapeutic Area Units. The Director, Portfolio and Capacity Management role is a member of the Business Planning and Operations team within Enterprise Cell Therapy, and it critically responsible for establishing capacity management processes, overview of resource demand, headcount/vacancies (capacity) and provides the information required to support critical business activities such as LTP/MTP/RBU’s. Key Accountabilities • Lead the strategic resource planning and capacity management process for Enterprise Cell Therapy functional units. • Liaise directly with Enterprise Cell Therapy leaders to understand demand / capacity across Enterprise cell Therapy functions. • Establish and lead capacity management, planning and controls; Manage functional internal and external processes that provide information on demand and capacity • Lead interactions with the R&D Resource Council leads, escalate capacity issues to Enterprise Cell Therapy LT, ensure actions are agreed and assigned to address capacity issues and provide feedback to relevant functional leaders. • Lead activities that improve management of resource allocation required to support the portfolio. • Support Project and Functional Leaders in development of high-quality plans and demand forecasts. Coach leaders in planning best practice and independently review data and suggest improvements to templates, algorithms, processes. In partnership with GPPM, lead the development / improvement of resource forecasting algorithms to forecast credible FTE demand. • Develop a streamlined process to track and reconcile demand / capacity across all systems such as PLANIT, CAPIT, ResourcIT/ MYTIME and WorkDay. Support reporting, training and reconciliation processes. • Identify new capacity and resource issues, highlight potential gaps in organizational capacity and propose potential solutions. • Collaborate with BPO’s, Finance Business Partner, and business analysts to help deliver business cycles (LTP/MTP/RBU’s). • Promote capacity and demand data provision, analytics and interpretation required for the business cycles. • Create and ensure clear communications to Enterprise Cell Therapy leaders and partners through presentations of demand and capacity data along with data analysis and interpretation. Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in relevant scientific discipline with a minimum of 8 years experience • Experience communicating business impact analysis to senior leaders • Experience presenting resource demand forecasts to support • Advanced Excel and AI user experience • Familiar with large capacity and portfolio management systems • Experience in portfolio capacity and demand management within the Pharmaceutical environment. • Experience presenting resource demand forecasts • Scientific background and experienced in conducting and presenting data analysis • Experience influencing and collaborating a