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Stage Manager roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in theatre, stage management, or a related field. Employers in Broadway, regional theatre, live events, and university performing arts programs have active H-1B filing history. Specialty occupation approval depends on how the employer documents the degree requirement in the Labor Condition Application.
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In BARDS (Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences), a distinguished department within our Company's renowned Research and Development division, quantitative scientists, in partnership with other subject matter experts, apply state-of-the-art scientific methodologies and tools to enable the discovery, development, regulatory approval, manufacturing, and marketing of medical drugs and vaccines for the benefit of patients and global human health.
This position supports statistical programming activities for late-stage drug/vaccine clinical development projects. This may include leadership of one or more projects. Accountability predominantly includes the development and execution of statistical analysis and reporting deliverables (e.g. safety and efficacy analysis datasets, tables, listings, figures), the span of which range from individual clinical trials to world-wide regulatory application submissions and post marketing support.
The incumbent is responsible for the design and maintenance of statistical datasets that support multiple stakeholder groups which include clinical development, outcomes research and safety evaluation.
The position is a key collaborator with statistics and other project stakeholders in ensuring that project plans are executed efficiently with timely and high quality deliverables.
For assigned projects the position serves as the statistical programming point of contact and knowledge holder through the entire product lifecycle.
Primary Activities:
- Effective analysis and report programming development and validation utilizing global and TA standards and following departmental SOPs and good programming practices
- Maintain and manage a project plan including resource forecasting
- Coordinate the activities of a global programming team that includes outsource provider staff
- Membership on departmental strategic initiative teams
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus a minimum of 5 years SAS programming experience in a clinical trial environment
- MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus a minimum of 3 years SAS programming experience in a clinical trial environment
Department Required Skills and Experience:
- Effective interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate and collaborate effectively
- Effective written, oral, and presentation skills
- Effective knowledge and experience in developing analysis and reporting deliverables for R&D projects (data, analyses, tables, graphics, listings)
- A project leader; completes tasks independently at a project level; ability to collaborate with key stakeholders
Position Specific Required Skills and Experience:
- Significant expertise in SAS and clinical trial programming including data steps, procedures, SAS/MACRO, SAS/GRAPH; systems and database expertise
- Designs and develops complex programming algorithms
- Ability to comprehend analysis plans which may describe methodology to be programmed; an understanding of statistical terminology and concepts
- Familiarity with clinical data management concepts
- Experience in CDISC and ADaM standards
- Experience ensuring process compliance and deliverable quality
- Strategic thinking - ability to turn strategy into tactical activities; design of statistical databases with the end in mind that optimize analysis and reporting and leverage departmental standards and industry best-practices
- Ability to anticipate stakeholder requirements
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with GenAI tools (e.g Python, R, R Shiny, Claude etc)
- Demonstrated success in the assurance of deliverable quality and process compliance. Strong working knowledge of reporting processes (SOPs) and software development life-cycle (SDLC)
- US and/or worldwide drug or vaccine regulatory application submission experience including the development of electronic submission deliverables
- Experience assuring programming consistency across protocols and projects, directing the program development effort of other programmers; experience as a programming mentor
- Ability and interest to work across cultures and geographies
- Ability to complete statistical programming deliverables through the use of global outsource partner programming staff
- Experience developing and managing a project plan using Microsoft Project or similar package
- Active in professional societies
- Experience in process improvement
Required Skills:
- CDISC ADaM
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standards
- Data Management
- Data Modeling
- FDA Submissions
- Numerical Analysis
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Relationship Management
- Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS) Programming
- Waterfall Model
Preferred Skills:
- Artificial Intelligence Software
- Oncology
- Python (Programming Language)
- R Programming
US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
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COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $117,000.00 - $184,200.00
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.
You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
Domestic
VISA Sponsorship:
Yes
Travel Requirements:
10%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid
Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
n/a
Job Posting End Date:
10/10/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Requisition ID: R417340
INTRODUCTION
In BARDS (Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences), a distinguished department within our Company's renowned Research and Development division, quantitative scientists, in partnership with other subject matter experts, apply state-of-the-art scientific methodologies and tools to enable the discovery, development, regulatory approval, manufacturing, and marketing of medical drugs and vaccines for the benefit of patients and global human health.
This position supports statistical programming activities for late-stage drug/vaccine clinical development projects. This may include leadership of one or more projects. Accountability predominantly includes the development and execution of statistical analysis and reporting deliverables (e.g. safety and efficacy analysis datasets, tables, listings, figures), the span of which range from individual clinical trials to world-wide regulatory application submissions and post marketing support.
The incumbent is responsible for the design and maintenance of statistical datasets that support multiple stakeholder groups which include clinical development, outcomes research and safety evaluation.
The position is a key collaborator with statistics and other project stakeholders in ensuring that project plans are executed efficiently with timely and high quality deliverables.
For assigned projects the position serves as the statistical programming point of contact and knowledge holder through the entire product lifecycle.
Primary Activities:
- Effective analysis and report programming development and validation utilizing global and TA standards and following departmental SOPs and good programming practices
- Maintain and manage a project plan including resource forecasting
- Coordinate the activities of a global programming team that includes outsource provider staff
- Membership on departmental strategic initiative teams
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- BA/BS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus a minimum of 5 years SAS programming experience in a clinical trial environment
- MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Life Sciences, Engineering or related field plus a minimum of 3 years SAS programming experience in a clinical trial environment
Department Required Skills and Experience:
- Effective interpersonal skills and ability to negotiate and collaborate effectively
- Effective written, oral, and presentation skills
- Effective knowledge and experience in developing analysis and reporting deliverables for R&D projects (data, analyses, tables, graphics, listings)
- A project leader; completes tasks independently at a project level; ability to collaborate with key stakeholders
Position Specific Required Skills and Experience:
- Significant expertise in SAS and clinical trial programming including data steps, procedures, SAS/MACRO, SAS/GRAPH; systems and database expertise
- Designs and develops complex programming algorithms
- Ability to comprehend analysis plans which may describe methodology to be programmed; an understanding of statistical terminology and concepts
- Familiarity with clinical data management concepts
- Experience in CDISC and ADaM standards
- Experience ensuring process compliance and deliverable quality
- Strategic thinking - ability to turn strategy into tactical activities; design of statistical databases with the end in mind that optimize analysis and reporting and leverage departmental standards and industry best-practices
- Ability to anticipate stakeholder requirements
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with GenAI tools (e.g Python, R, R Shiny, Claude etc)
- Demonstrated success in the assurance of deliverable quality and process compliance. Strong working knowledge of reporting processes (SOPs) and software development life-cycle (SDLC)
- US and/or worldwide drug or vaccine regulatory application submission experience including the development of electronic submission deliverables
- Experience assuring programming consistency across protocols and projects, directing the program development effort of other programmers; experience as a programming mentor
- Ability and interest to work across cultures and geographies
- Ability to complete statistical programming deliverables through the use of global outsource partner programming staff
- Experience developing and managing a project plan using Microsoft Project or similar package
- Active in professional societies
- Experience in process improvement
Required Skills:
- CDISC ADaM
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standards
- Data Management
- Data Modeling
- FDA Submissions
- Numerical Analysis
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Relationship Management
- Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS) Programming
- Waterfall Model
Preferred Skills:
- Artificial Intelligence Software
- Oncology
- Python (Programming Language)
- R Programming
US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:
Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities. Please click here if you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit:
EEOC Know Your Rights
EEOC GINA Supplement
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.
Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $117,000.00 - $184,200.00
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.
You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
Domestic
VISA Sponsorship:
Yes
Travel Requirements:
10%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid
Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
n/a
Job Posting End Date:
10/10/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Requisition ID: R417340
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Stage Manager
Document your degree's direct relevance
USCIS scrutinizes Stage Manager petitions closely because the role spans creative and technical disciplines. Gather transcripts, course descriptions, and any theatre management coursework that ties your specific degree directly to stage management duties, not just performing arts broadly.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Broadway production companies, regional theatres, and university performing arts centers are the employer types most likely to have filed H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Stage Manager roles. Use Migrate Mate to filter for employers with verified H-1B filing history in this occupation.
Verify the specialty occupation framing upfront
Ask any prospective employer whether their job description explicitly requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field, not just 'equivalent experience.' Employers who list experience as a degree substitute weaken the specialty occupation argument and increase the risk of a Request for Evidence.
Check prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Your employer must certify your wage meets the DOL prevailing wage for Stage Manager in your specific metro area. Run the OFLC Wage Search using the correct SOC code before your offer letter is finalized so you're not negotiating blind after the LCA is filed.
Understand the cap-subject timeline for theatre hiring
Most theatre employers are cap-subject, meaning your H-1B start date is tied to the October 1 fiscal year. If you're hired in spring, you may need to bridge on OPT or another status for months. Confirm your employer understands this timeline before signing.
Build a portfolio that proves degree necessity
USCIS may issue an RFE arguing a Stage Manager role doesn't require a specific degree. Compile contracts, production programs, and union agreements showing the role's technical complexity, budget responsibility, and coordination scope that a performing arts degree directly prepares you for.
H-1B Visa Stage Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Stage Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It can, but approval isn't automatic. USCIS requires the position to normally require a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field. Stage Manager petitions are more likely to succeed when the employer's job description mandates a degree in theatre, stage management, or a closely related discipline and when the employer documents why that degree is necessary for the role's specific duties.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for Stage Managers?
Broadway production companies, regional theatres, opera companies, university performing arts departments, and large live events producers are the most common H-1B sponsors for Stage Manager roles. University employers are often cap-exempt, meaning they can file outside the annual lottery window. You can browse employers with verified H-1B filing history for this occupation on Migrate Mate.
How does the H-1B lottery affect Stage Manager job seekers?
Most theatre and live events employers are cap-subject, so your petition enters the annual H-1B lottery with an October 1 start date. USCIS selects registrations by random draw, and selection isn't guaranteed. If you're currently on F-1 OPT, confirm your OPT expiration date relative to the October 1 start date so your employer can plan for any authorization gap.
What documentation strengthens an H-1B petition for a Stage Manager?
The strongest petitions include a detailed job duties letter from the employer explaining why a specific degree is required, your transcripts showing relevant coursework in theatre or stage management, union agreements or production contracts demonstrating the role's technical scope, and an expert opinion letter from an academic or industry professional if the degree-to-role connection isn't immediately obvious to an adjudicating officer.
Can a Stage Manager change employers on H-1B status?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new employer once they file an H-1B transfer petition on your behalf, without waiting for approval. The new employer must file before your current H-1B status expires and the role must still qualify as a specialty occupation. The O*NET profile for Stage Manager can help employers build the specialty occupation argument in the new petition.