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Toxicologist roles in the U.S. qualify as E-3 specialty occupations, requiring a degree in toxicology, pharmacology, or a closely related science. Australian nationals can secure E-3 visa sponsorship without entering an H-1B lottery, making this one of the most direct paths to U.S. research, regulatory, and industry positions.
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About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.
Job Description
Genetic, Environmental, and Occupational Toxicology (GEO Tox) is a diverse team of scientists with the goals of supporting patient, environmental, and employee safety. The candidate will complete risk assessments supporting occupational, environmental, manufacturing, and regulatory filings. The position will support programs across AbbVie’s therapeutic areas and involve a broad range of modalities across all stages from early discovery throughout development to marketed products. We are seeking an experienced toxicologist with a risk assessment background to join our team in Development Sciences, Pre-clinical Safety. This is an onsite role based out of the South San Francisco, CA location.
Responsibilities:
- Critically evaluate literature and toxicology reports/summaries and utilize tools such as read-across and in silico data to generate toxicology product risk assessments. This includes toxicology support for extractables and leachables, health-based exposure limits (HBELs) including permitted daily exposure limits (PDEs) and occupational exposure limits (OELs), environmental risk assessments (ERA), and other contaminants.
- Successful collaboration with multi-functional teams to align on safety banding for implementation throughout the company.
- Engage in related external working groups to help drive industry standards and stay informed of upcoming regulations.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members in GEO Tox and adjacent departments.
- Plan and monitor studies at contract research organizations (CROs) for environmental assessments to support regulatory filings.
- Plan and monitor studies at contract research organizations (CROs) for worker safety studies to occupational safety and handling.
- Support evaluation/implementation of relevant new approach methodologies (NAM).
- Provide technical support for occupational health (hazard) categorizations and chemical registrations, including Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals GHS/CLP, and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
Qualifications
- Sr. Scientist II Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in toxicology or related discipline and typically 12 years of experience OR Master’s Degree in toxicology or related discipline and typically 10 years of experience OR PhD in toxicology or related discipline and typically 4 years of experience.
- Proven record of successfully evaluating safety risks.
- Excellent collaboration, multi-tasking, and communication skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication and attention to detail.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet project deadlines.
Desired skills:
- Occupational Exposure Banding, Performance-based exposure control limits, or evaluating toxicity data for Safety Data Sheets.
- Risk assessment authoring.
- In depth knowledge and experience with regulatory guidance, i.e., ICHQ3C, ICHQ3D, ICHQ3E, ICHM7, ISO-10993-X.
- Toxicity data mining in databases and literature.
- Broad range of software proficiency as well as in silico predictive tools for toxicity, i.e., QSAR, OECD.
- Board-certification preferred but not required.
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
- The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
Company Description
About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.
Job Description
Genetic, Environmental, and Occupational Toxicology (GEO Tox) is a diverse team of scientists with the goals of supporting patient, environmental, and employee safety. The candidate will complete risk assessments supporting occupational, environmental, manufacturing, and regulatory filings. The position will support programs across AbbVie’s therapeutic areas and involve a broad range of modalities across all stages from early discovery throughout development to marketed products. We are seeking an experienced toxicologist with a risk assessment background to join our team in Development Sciences, Pre-clinical Safety. This is an onsite role based out of the South San Francisco, CA location.
Responsibilities:
- Critically evaluate literature and toxicology reports/summaries and utilize tools such as read-across and in silico data to generate toxicology product risk assessments. This includes toxicology support for extractables and leachables, health-based exposure limits (HBELs) including permitted daily exposure limits (PDEs) and occupational exposure limits (OELs), environmental risk assessments (ERA), and other contaminants.
- Successful collaboration with multi-functional teams to align on safety banding for implementation throughout the company.
- Engage in related external working groups to help drive industry standards and stay informed of upcoming regulations.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members in GEO Tox and adjacent departments.
- Plan and monitor studies at contract research organizations (CROs) for environmental assessments to support regulatory filings.
- Plan and monitor studies at contract research organizations (CROs) for worker safety studies to occupational safety and handling.
- Support evaluation/implementation of relevant new approach methodologies (NAM).
- Provide technical support for occupational health (hazard) categorizations and chemical registrations, including Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals GHS/CLP, and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
Qualifications
- Sr. Scientist II Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in toxicology or related discipline and typically 12 years of experience OR Master’s Degree in toxicology or related discipline and typically 10 years of experience OR PhD in toxicology or related discipline and typically 4 years of experience.
- Proven record of successfully evaluating safety risks.
- Excellent collaboration, multi-tasking, and communication skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication and attention to detail.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet project deadlines.
Desired skills:
- Occupational Exposure Banding, Performance-based exposure control limits, or evaluating toxicity data for Safety Data Sheets.
- Risk assessment authoring.
- In depth knowledge and experience with regulatory guidance, i.e., ICHQ3C, ICHQ3D, ICHQ3E, ICHM7, ISO-10993-X.
- Toxicity data mining in databases and literature.
- Broad range of software proficiency as well as in silico predictive tools for toxicity, i.e., QSAR, OECD.
- Board-certification preferred but not required.
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
- The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Toxicologist
Align your degree to the role posting
U.S. consular officers assess whether your Australian qualification directly supports the specialty occupation. A pharmacology or biochemistry degree can work, but your transcript should show core toxicology coursework to avoid a 221(g) request at interview.
Target employers with active DOL LCA history
Pharmaceutical companies, CROs, and federal contractors filing LCAs for scientific roles are already familiar with E-3 mechanics. Search the DOL's Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data to confirm an employer has sponsored specialty occupation visas before approaching them.
Clarify the specialty occupation standard early
Some toxicologist postings list a bachelor's degree as preferred rather than required, which can undermine your E-3 petition. Ask hiring managers to confirm the role's minimum educational requirement before accepting an offer, since the LCA depends on that language.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for LCA and paperwork
Once you have an offer, use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork end-to-end. The LCA must be certified by DOL before your consulate appointment, and errors in wage classification delay the entire process.
Negotiate your start date around consulate availability
E-3 visas are issued at Australian consulates, not through USCIS change-of-status processing if you're outside the U.S. Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth appointment slots vary by season. Build at least four to six weeks into your start date discussion to account for scheduling variance.
Prepare a specialty occupation letter for your employer
Many toxicology employers, particularly smaller biotech firms, haven't sponsored E-3 visas before. Draft a one-page summary explaining that E-3 requires no lottery, no PERM labor certification, and no quota concerns, so their HR and legal team can assess the process quickly.
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Find Toxicologist JobsToxicologist E-3 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Toxicologist jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles with E-3 sponsorship. Toxicologist positions tend to appear in pharma, biotech, environmental consulting, and federal regulatory agencies. Filtering for employers with a history of specialty occupation filings saves significant time compared to applying broadly and raising visa status later in the process.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Toxicologist role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3 visa?
Yes. Toxicologist positions consistently meet the specialty occupation standard because the role requires a theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge, typically a bachelor's degree or higher in toxicology, pharmacology, biochemistry, or a closely related field. Regulatory toxicology roles at agencies or CROs and research positions in pharma both qualify. The specific job description and the degree requirement written into the offer letter carry the most weight in the LCA and consulate review.
How does the E-3 visa compare to the H-1B for Toxicologist roles?
For Australian nationals, the E-3 is significantly more practical. The H-1B is subject to an annual lottery with roughly a 25 to 30 percent selection rate, while the E-3 has a 10,500-place annual allocation that has never come close to being filled. There's no lottery, no PERM labor certification requirement, and no wait for a fiscal year start date. You can apply at an Australian consulate as soon as your employer's LCA is certified by DOL, which typically takes seven business days.
Can I change Toxicologist employers after starting on an E-3 visa?
Yes, but the E-3 is employer-specific, so each new role requires a new LCA and a new visa stamp or change of status filing. You can begin working for a new employer once the new LCA is certified and, if you're already in the U.S., once USCIS approves a change of status or you travel abroad for a new stamp. There's no portability provision like AC21 that applies to the E-3, so plan the transition carefully with your new employer before leaving your current role.
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