Biotech & Pharma E-3 Sponsorship Jobs in Arizona
Arizona's biotech and pharma sector spans research corridors in Phoenix, Tempe, and Tucson, with employers like Dignity Health, Banner Health, and Ionis Pharmaceuticals actively hiring skilled scientists and researchers. Australian professionals in life sciences, clinical research, and pharmaceutical development can find E-3 visa sponsorship opportunities across the state's growing university-affiliated and private research institutions.
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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. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
The Executive Account Specialist role promotes a product to community practices and health systems. Customer accounts may include community/private practices, community-based hospitals, academic medical centers, and government accounts (military treatment facilities and/or Veteran’s Affairs Medical Centers). The Account Specialist develops and maintains relationships with various accounts/departments such as neurology, pain medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, primary care, and pharmacy. Or in Urology, specialists such as urology, urogynecology, obstetrics and gynecology, female pelvic medicine, ambulatory surgical centers, and reconstructive surgery.
Responsibilities
- Promote a product to meet/exceed sales goals in community/private practices as well as hospitals/health systems.
- Comply with all company policies, required reports, requests and promotional compliance and effectively manages AbbVie field assets.
- Identify/uncover customer needs (training, clinical, operational, reimbursement) and address with appropriate AbbVie resources.
- Expert delivery of anatomical/procedural information and training, including the appropriate use of anatomical terminology to train injection paradigms/postures while highlighting various anatomical and injection insights and considerations.
- Provide education and clinical/injection training for residents, fellows, and other key hospital personnel.
- Collaborate with other Account Specialist to promote the product for approved indications and execute individual, department, or group resident/fellow trainings within hospital/health system accounts.
- Effectively utilize AbbVie's sales and data resources to enhance productivity and growth of AbbVie products while implementing U.S. Marketing Plan.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in health, sciences, pharmacy or business-related field preferred or relevant and equivalent industry experience required
- Relevant and equivalent industry experience required in lieu of a bachelor’s degree is at least five (5) years of technical experience with three (3) or more years of experience within sales preferred and a high school diploma/GED required
- Ability to manage a complex sell, learn procedural, technical, clinical, and anatomical information quickly and communicate/present/train to a variety of audiences
- Ability to lift/pull 25–100 lb. training models and meet necessary hospital credentialing/vaccination requirements
- Ability to travel adequately to cover territory, as well as overnight attendance at scheduled training events and sales meetings
- Documented history of strong sales performance, preferably in a clinical/technical/consultative sales role with multiple decision makers is preferred.
- An essential requirement of your position is to satisfy all applicable health care industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements to gain and maintain entry into facilities and organizations that are in your assigned territory. You must also be in good standing and/or eligible to obtain these credentials.
- These HCIR credentialing requirements may include, but are not limited to, background checks, drug screens, proof of immunization/vaccination for various diseases, fingerprinting and specific licenses required by individual state or cities. Please remember that you are solely responsible for ensuring that you satisfy all HCIR credentialing requirements and for any associated liability for failing to do so. AbbVie has resources available to you to help answer questions you may have.
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.
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E-3 Biotech & Pharma Job Roles in Arizona
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Which biotech and pharma companies in Arizona sponsor E-3 visas?
Arizona's biotech and pharma employers with a history of sponsoring skilled international workers include Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Axon, Ventana Medical Systems (a Roche subsidiary based in Tucson), and Microchip Technology. Large hospital systems like Banner Health and Dignity Health also sponsor E-3 visa workers in clinical research and medical science roles. Sponsorship availability varies by role, business need, and hiring cycle, so it's worth confirming directly with each employer.
Which Arizona cities have the most biotech and pharma E-3 sponsorship jobs?
Phoenix and its surrounding metro area, including Tempe, Scottsdale, and Chandler, account for the majority of biotech and pharma hiring in Arizona. Tucson is a secondary hub, home to University of Arizona research facilities and companies like Ventana Medical Systems. Flagstaff and Mesa have smaller but emerging life sciences presences tied to Northern Arizona University and medical device manufacturers.
What types of biotech and pharma roles typically qualify for E-3 sponsorship in Arizona?
Roles that typically qualify are those requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field, such as research scientist, clinical research associate, pharmaceutical chemist, biostatistician, regulatory affairs specialist, and bioinformatics analyst. Positions where the degree requirement is general or flexible, rather than field-specific, face more scrutiny under the E-3 specialty occupation standard. Employers and immigration counsel usually assess each role individually before proceeding.
How do I find biotech and pharma E-3 sponsorship jobs in Arizona?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international job seekers and filters biotech and pharma roles in Arizona by E-3 visa sponsorship, saving you from manually researching each employer's willingness to sponsor. Beyond browsing Migrate Mate, it helps to target Arizona employers with established immigration programs, as larger research institutions and multinationals are generally more experienced with E-3 applications than early-stage startups.
Are there any Arizona-specific considerations for E-3 sponsorship in biotech and pharma?
Arizona does not impose additional state-level requirements on top of federal E-3 rules, but the state's biotech sector skews toward medical devices and clinical research rather than large-scale pharmaceutical manufacturing, which affects the types of roles available. The University of Arizona and Arizona State University research ecosystems also generate postdoctoral and research associate openings that can qualify for E-3, though academic roles require the same specialty occupation documentation as private-sector positions.
What is the prevailing wage for E-3 biotech & pharma jobs in Arizona?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.