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Get Access To All JobsDo you have a passion for Science? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you!
At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.
About AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, MD:
Our Gaithersburg, Maryland facility creates life-changing medicines for people around the world. This campus employs more than 3,500 experts in our field and is only a short drive from Washington, DC. This modern and vibrant scientific campus is the home of R&D and Oncology in the US. Here, we play host to some of the most cutting-edge technology and lab spaces, all designed to inspire collaboration and cross-functional science. We believe employees benefit from being challenged and inspired at work. We are dedicated to creating a culture of inclusion and collaboration.
The Gaithersburg site offers a variety of amenities to help boost productivity and help keep our employees happy and healthy. This includes a fitness center, employee healthcare clinic, electric vehicle charging stations, dry cleaning, full-service cafeteria, and copy center. This is where you’ll find newly-designed, activity-based work spaces to suit a variety of working styles while increasing collaboration between teams.
Summary of the Group
Biologics Engineering (BE) is responsible for the discovery and optimization of next generation biologics to create biological drug candidates for all key therapeutic areas such as oncology, respiratory and inflammation, cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases. We're constantly pushing the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients, with a passion for the development of in-house biologics discovery platforms and novel drug modalities to address unmet medical needs.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
We are seeking a skilled and highly motivated Scientist to enhance our High Throughput Production & Screening (HTPS) capabilities of biologics. The successful candidate will play a critical role in a dynamic group responsible for high-throughput cloning, expression & purification of antibody therapeutics on a microgram-to-milligram scale and be an advocate for utilizing various automation platforms. The selected individual will be a well-organized and a highly productive scientist that can design and execute experiments efficiently, as well as analyze, interpret and present data to multidisciplinary project teams.
- Collaborate and work with a diverse group of scientists across all therapeutic areas to ensure timely progress in research projects.
- Execute high-throughput cloning, production and purification of protein therapeutics from mammalian expression systems using process automation and liquid handling robotics.
- Collaborate with automation engineers to integrate liquid handling robotics and high-throughput analytics into production pipelines.
- Biochemical, biophysical and functional profiling of antibodies and recombinant antibody fragments.
- Ability to solve process development problems and implement improved procedures.
Education & Experience Requirements
- Master's degree with hands-on experience in antibody engineering, cloning and expression, or protein characterization (e.g., UPLC, mass spectrometry) +1 YOE
- Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant industry or academic research experience
Required Skills
- Expertise in protein purification techniques and in vitro analytical methods for protein characterization, including SEC, SDS-PAGE, HPLC, ELISA, and BLI.
- Proven experience in the expression, purification, and comprehensive biochemical/biophysical characterization of various antibody formats (e.g., IgG, Fab, scFv, bispecifics).
- Knowledge in optimizing and troubleshooting automation techniques, with hands-on experience designing automated workflows.
- Ability to follow well established SOP’s, effectively plan and organize work activities and prioritize task completion to meet project deadlines.
Desired Skills
- Experience in tissue culture techniques and protein characterization assays.
- Experience working with multiple antibody formats, troubleshoot common downstream challenges such as low recovery, aggregation and purities.
- Automation experience with liquid handlers, Green button Go and other platforms a plus.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as the ability to work within teams.
- Good written and verbal communication skills and effective presentation of complex scientific data to cross-functional and senior management.
Do you have a passion for Science? Would you like to apply your expertise to impact a company that follows the science and turns ideas into life changing medicines? Then AstraZeneca might be the one for you!
At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. Working here means being entrepreneurial, thinking big and working together to make the impossible a reality. If you are swift to action, confident to lead, willing to collaborate, and curious about what science can do, then you’re our kind of person.
About AstraZeneca in Gaithersburg, MD:
Our Gaithersburg, Maryland facility creates life-changing medicines for people around the world. This campus employs more than 3,500 experts in our field and is only a short drive from Washington, DC. This modern and vibrant scientific campus is the home of R&D and Oncology in the US. Here, we play host to some of the most cutting-edge technology and lab spaces, all designed to inspire collaboration and cross-functional science. We believe employees benefit from being challenged and inspired at work. We are dedicated to creating a culture of inclusion and collaboration.
The Gaithersburg site offers a variety of amenities to help boost productivity and help keep our employees happy and healthy. This includes a fitness center, employee healthcare clinic, electric vehicle charging stations, dry cleaning, full-service cafeteria, and copy center. This is where you’ll find newly-designed, activity-based work spaces to suit a variety of working styles while increasing collaboration between teams.
Summary of the Group
Biologics Engineering (BE) is responsible for the discovery and optimization of next generation biologics to create biological drug candidates for all key therapeutic areas such as oncology, respiratory and inflammation, cardiovascular, renal and metabolic diseases. We're constantly pushing the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines to patients, with a passion for the development of in-house biologics discovery platforms and novel drug modalities to address unmet medical needs.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
We are seeking a skilled and highly motivated Scientist to enhance our High Throughput Production & Screening (HTPS) capabilities of biologics. The successful candidate will play a critical role in a dynamic group responsible for high-throughput cloning, expression & purification of antibody therapeutics on a microgram-to-milligram scale and be an advocate for utilizing various automation platforms. The selected individual will be a well-organized and a highly productive scientist that can design and execute experiments efficiently, as well as analyze, interpret and present data to multidisciplinary project teams.
- Collaborate and work with a diverse group of scientists across all therapeutic areas to ensure timely progress in research projects.
- Execute high-throughput cloning, production and purification of protein therapeutics from mammalian expression systems using process automation and liquid handling robotics.
- Collaborate with automation engineers to integrate liquid handling robotics and high-throughput analytics into production pipelines.
- Biochemical, biophysical and functional profiling of antibodies and recombinant antibody fragments.
- Ability to solve process development problems and implement improved procedures.
Education & Experience Requirements
- Master's degree with hands-on experience in antibody engineering, cloning and expression, or protein characterization (e.g., UPLC, mass spectrometry) +1 YOE
- Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of relevant industry or academic research experience
Required Skills
- Expertise in protein purification techniques and in vitro analytical methods for protein characterization, including SEC, SDS-PAGE, HPLC, ELISA, and BLI.
- Proven experience in the expression, purification, and comprehensive biochemical/biophysical characterization of various antibody formats (e.g., IgG, Fab, scFv, bispecifics).
- Knowledge in optimizing and troubleshooting automation techniques, with hands-on experience designing automated workflows.
- Ability to follow well established SOP’s, effectively plan and organize work activities and prioritize task completion to meet project deadlines.
Desired Skills
- Experience in tissue culture techniques and protein characterization assays.
- Experience working with multiple antibody formats, troubleshoot common downstream challenges such as low recovery, aggregation and purities.
- Automation experience with liquid handlers, Green button Go and other platforms a plus.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as the ability to work within teams.
- Good written and verbal communication skills and effective presentation of complex scientific data to cross-functional and senior management.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Scientist
Document your research outputs before applying
Compile peer-reviewed publications, patents, grant awards, and conference presentations into a credentials portfolio. PERM audits for Scientist roles frequently request evidence that your qualifications are genuinely specialized, so having this organized early prevents delays.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search Migrate Mate to filter Scientist openings by employers who have filed PERM applications for research and laboratory roles. This removes the guesswork of cold-pitching companies that have never navigated employment-based sponsorship.
Verify your role meets specialty occupation standards
Review your job title against the O*NET occupation profile for your specific scientific discipline. USCIS uses that profile to confirm the position normally requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field, which anchors your EB-2 or EB-3 eligibility.
Negotiate the PERM job description with your employer
The minimum requirements listed in the PERM job posting must match what the employer genuinely needs, not what you specifically have. If your employer overstates requirements to fit your credentials, DOL can invalidate the certification during an audit.
Check prevailing wage levels before accepting an offer
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for your Scientist title and work location. Your offered salary must meet or exceed that figure for DOL to certify the LCA, and mismatches can stall the entire PERM process after you've accepted.
Understand country-specific priority date backlogs
EB-3 has no annual cap concerns for most nationalities, but applicants born in India or China face priority date backlogs that can extend the wait by years. Confirming your country's current cut-off date before starting PERM helps you plan your timeline realistically.
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Find Scientist JobsScientist Green Card Sponsorship: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Scientist roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Most Scientist positions qualify for EB-3 as skilled workers requiring a bachelor's degree. If your role requires an advanced degree such as a master's or PhD, or your employer can demonstrate your specialized credentials are essential, EB-2 classification is available. Research-intensive roles in biotech, pharmaceuticals, and government labs are common sponsors for both categories.
How does green card sponsorship for Scientists differ from H-1B sponsorship?
H-1B is a temporary status subject to an annual lottery and a six-year base limit. PERM-based green card sponsorship leads to permanent residency with no cap lottery at the EB-3 level for most nationalities. The process takes longer, typically two to four years or more, but the outcome is a path to permanent residency rather than a renewable temporary work authorization.
What does the PERM process require specifically for Scientist positions?
Your employer must conduct a DOL-mandated recruitment campaign showing no qualified U.S. worker is available for the role. For Scientist positions, this includes advertising the position with requirements that match actual job duties, not your personal credentials. Peer-reviewed research experience or specific laboratory skills may appear in the job description if they're genuinely required for the role.
Where can I find Scientist jobs that offer green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search Scientist openings filtered by employers with documented PERM and green card sponsorship history. Searching by employer sponsorship track record is more reliable than asking cold during outreach, since most job postings don't explicitly advertise green card sponsorship in the listing itself.
Can my employer sponsor my green card while I'm on an H-1B as a Scientist?
Yes. Many Scientist employees begin the PERM process while working on H-1B status, and an approved I-140 petition allows H-1B extensions beyond the standard six-year cap under AC21 portability rules. USCIS requires that the PERM-based position be the same or similar occupational classification as your H-1B role for portability to apply.
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