Biotech & Pharma Jobs in Arizona with TN Sponsorship
Arizona's biotech and pharma sector is anchored by employers like Ventana Medical Systems in Tucson, Sonora Biosciences, and a growing cluster of life sciences firms in the Phoenix metro. Canadian and Mexican professionals in qualifying scientific and technical roles can pursue TN visa sponsorship across research, regulatory, and manufacturing positions throughout the state.
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We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Position Summary
Health100 is an AI‑native health technology platform that unifies pharmacies, providers, insurers, PBMs, and digital health solutions into a single, consumer‑focused ecosystem. Powered by Google Cloud AI, we’re reimagining personalized and connected health experiences.
We are looking for a hands-on, passionate engineering leader to join a high-energy, mission-driven team on the forefront of digital health innovation — reinventing how consumers engage with their health. As the Lead Director of Software Engineering, you will lead the strategic vision, development, and execution of our platform engineering roadmap. You will drive innovation, manage cross-functional teams, and ensure the delivery of high-quality products that exceed consumer expectations.
As a key strategic leader, you will partner deeply with stakeholders across Health100 and CVS Health to understand consumers, current product landscape, operational needs, and business goals — developing long-term visions, technical strategies, and roadmaps that deliver value. Design thinking is at the center of all you do, ensuring consumer centricity is the core of everything we build so that we deliver the right value to the right person at the right time.
- Preference is for candidates to work hybrid out of our corporate headquarters in Woonsocket, RI; remote will be considered for candidates not in close proximity to an office.
Responsibilities:
- Strategic & technology roadmap ownership: Define and drive multi-team product and technical roadmaps, aligning engineering investments, architectural direction, and delivery priorities with business outcomes.
- Engineering excellence & delivery governance: Establish scalable engineering standards, operational frameworks, and risk management practices to ensure quality, efficiency, and reliable execution across teams.
- Organizational leadership & talent strategy: Lead, mentor, and grow engineering managers and senior engineers, owning hiring, performance management, career development, succession planning, and a culture of accountability and high performance.
- Stakeholder & cross-functional alignment: Partner closely with Product, Business, Architecture, Design, Security, and executive leaders to translate strategy into executable programs with clear milestones and measurable outcomes.
- Resource scaling & innovation: Manage vendor and contingent workforce strategies while leading technology research and innovation across AI, cloud, and distributed systems to inform long-term platform investments.
Required Qualifications
- 12+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading managers and senior engineers in Agile, cloud-native environments.
- Proven delivery of large-scale, multi-team engineering programs, owning strategy through execution in fast-paced digital or healthcare technology organizations.
- Strong technical depth in distributed systems and cloud-native architectures, including microservices (Java/Spring Boot, Python), DevOps (CI/CD, Kubernetes/Docker), and cloud platforms (GCP preferred).
- Demonstrated success building and scaling high-performing engineering organizations, including distributed teams (onshore/offshore/nearshore) and vendor partnerships.
- Executive-level communication and influence skills, with hands-on or applied experience (1+ year) delivering AI-enabled or generative AI–integrated software solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven experience hiring and leading high-performing, distributed engineering teams, including multi-site and fully remote models.
- Demonstrated data-driven problem solving, using quantitative analysis to guide decisions and improve outcomes.
- Hands-on experience defining, tracking, and analyzing KPIs to measure engineering productivity, delivery health, and project success.
- Practical experience with AI/ML technologies, including algorithms, frameworks, or applied tools in production or near-production environments.
- Experience delivering healthcare or wellness technology solutions, working effectively with both onshore and offshore vendor teams.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience (Highschool diploma plus 4 years relevant work experience).
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$144,200.00 - $288,400.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:
- Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
- No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
- Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 04/15/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Position Summary
Health100 is an AI‑native health technology platform that unifies pharmacies, providers, insurers, PBMs, and digital health solutions into a single, consumer‑focused ecosystem. Powered by Google Cloud AI, we’re reimagining personalized and connected health experiences.
We are looking for a hands-on, passionate engineering leader to join a high-energy, mission-driven team on the forefront of digital health innovation — reinventing how consumers engage with their health. As the Lead Director of Software Engineering, you will lead the strategic vision, development, and execution of our platform engineering roadmap. You will drive innovation, manage cross-functional teams, and ensure the delivery of high-quality products that exceed consumer expectations.
As a key strategic leader, you will partner deeply with stakeholders across Health100 and CVS Health to understand consumers, current product landscape, operational needs, and business goals — developing long-term visions, technical strategies, and roadmaps that deliver value. Design thinking is at the center of all you do, ensuring consumer centricity is the core of everything we build so that we deliver the right value to the right person at the right time.
- Preference is for candidates to work hybrid out of our corporate headquarters in Woonsocket, RI; remote will be considered for candidates not in close proximity to an office.
Responsibilities:
- Strategic & technology roadmap ownership: Define and drive multi-team product and technical roadmaps, aligning engineering investments, architectural direction, and delivery priorities with business outcomes.
- Engineering excellence & delivery governance: Establish scalable engineering standards, operational frameworks, and risk management practices to ensure quality, efficiency, and reliable execution across teams.
- Organizational leadership & talent strategy: Lead, mentor, and grow engineering managers and senior engineers, owning hiring, performance management, career development, succession planning, and a culture of accountability and high performance.
- Stakeholder & cross-functional alignment: Partner closely with Product, Business, Architecture, Design, Security, and executive leaders to translate strategy into executable programs with clear milestones and measurable outcomes.
- Resource scaling & innovation: Manage vendor and contingent workforce strategies while leading technology research and innovation across AI, cloud, and distributed systems to inform long-term platform investments.
Required Qualifications
- 12+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading managers and senior engineers in Agile, cloud-native environments.
- Proven delivery of large-scale, multi-team engineering programs, owning strategy through execution in fast-paced digital or healthcare technology organizations.
- Strong technical depth in distributed systems and cloud-native architectures, including microservices (Java/Spring Boot, Python), DevOps (CI/CD, Kubernetes/Docker), and cloud platforms (GCP preferred).
- Demonstrated success building and scaling high-performing engineering organizations, including distributed teams (onshore/offshore/nearshore) and vendor partnerships.
- Executive-level communication and influence skills, with hands-on or applied experience (1+ year) delivering AI-enabled or generative AI–integrated software solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven experience hiring and leading high-performing, distributed engineering teams, including multi-site and fully remote models.
- Demonstrated data-driven problem solving, using quantitative analysis to guide decisions and improve outcomes.
- Hands-on experience defining, tracking, and analyzing KPIs to measure engineering productivity, delivery health, and project success.
- Practical experience with AI/ML technologies, including algorithms, frameworks, or applied tools in production or near-production environments.
- Experience delivering healthcare or wellness technology solutions, working effectively with both onshore and offshore vendor teams.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience (Highschool diploma plus 4 years relevant work experience).
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$144,200.00 - $288,400.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:
- Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
- No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
- Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 04/15/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
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Which biotech and pharma companies sponsor TN visas in Arizona?
Ventana Medical Systems (a Roche subsidiary) in Tucson is one of Arizona's most recognized life sciences employers with a history of hiring international professionals. The Phoenix metro hosts contract research organizations, specialty pharma manufacturers, and medical device firms that have filed TN-supported roles. Larger employers with established international hiring programs are generally more familiar with TN sponsorship requirements than early-stage startups.
Which cities in Arizona have the most biotech and pharma TN sponsorship jobs?
Phoenix and its surrounding suburbs, including Tempe, Scottsdale, and Chandler, concentrate the largest share of Arizona's life sciences employment, particularly in pharmaceutical manufacturing and clinical operations. Tucson forms a secondary hub, driven by University of Arizona research partnerships and companies like Ventana Medical Systems. Smaller concentrations exist in Mesa and Peoria, where biomanufacturing facilities have expanded in recent years.
What types of biotech and pharma roles typically qualify for TN sponsorship?
TN visa eligibility in biotech and pharma generally applies to roles that map to USMCA-listed occupations. Common qualifying positions include biochemist, microbiologist, pharmacist, medical laboratory technologist, chemist, and scientific research roles requiring a relevant bachelor's degree or higher. Regulatory affairs specialists and clinical research associates may qualify depending on how the position is framed and what degree the employer requires. Roles classified as general management or sales typically do not qualify.
How do I find biotech and pharma TN sponsorship jobs in Arizona?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international professionals seeking visa-sponsored roles, including TN-eligible positions in Arizona's biotech and pharma sector. You can filter by state, visa type, and industry to surface employers actively open to TN sponsorship for scientific and technical roles. Searching Migrate Mate for Arizona biotech positions narrows the field considerably compared to general job boards where sponsorship willingness is rarely stated upfront.
Are there any Arizona-specific considerations for TN sponsorship in biotech and pharma?
Arizona does not impose state-level visa sponsorship requirements beyond federal USMCA rules, but the state's life sciences sector is still maturing compared to California or Massachusetts hubs. Some Arizona employers, particularly smaller biotech startups, may have limited experience processing TN documentation. Candidates are generally better positioned with mid-size or large employers that have dedicated HR or legal teams familiar with TN requirements for scientific occupations.
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