Biotech & Pharma E-3 Sponsorship Jobs in Tennessee
Tennessee's biotech and pharma sector spans Nashville's growing life sciences corridor, Memphis-area research institutions, and established manufacturers like Pfizer and Vanderbilt University Medical Center's affiliated ventures. Australian professionals pursuing E-3 visa sponsorship will find specialty occupation roles in research, regulatory affairs, and clinical development across the state's expanding industry footprint.
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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
This role is field-based and candidates should live within a reasonable distance from Chattanooga, TN. Talent will be hired at a level commensurate with experience. The territory will include the following key areas: Chattanooga, TN; Cleveland, TN; Dalton, GA; Canton, GA; Rome, GA
Execute brand strategy and tactics in field, sales performance, effectively manage assigned territory and targeted accounts, build strong customer relationships and customer needs solving capability to maximize short and long term sales performance placing the patient into the center of any efforts and operating within AbbVie’s business code of conduct, policies and all applicable laws and regulations.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver sales performance, brand KPIs, financial targets, marketing objectives, etc. in order to meet or exceed on those objectives.
- Create pre-call plan using SMART objectives and execute post-call evaluation in order to continuously improve sales performance. Effectively handle objections, misunderstandings, concerns and consistently gain logical and reasonable calls to action in order to close on every sales call.
- Proactively and continuously aspire to serve customer needs, customer expectations and challenges in order to build trusted customer relationships and to achieve win-win agreements between AbbVie and customers.
- Develop and execute a call plan that achieves set call metrics and optimizes coverage and frequency to key customers in order to maximize access and sales opportunities.
- Continuously build understanding on customer needs and expectations, territory market landscape, competitors, market segments/dynamics, accounts, disease, product, clinical and sales expertise and share this market intelligence information with in-field team, brand team and sales manager to achieve alignment, to anticipate environmental changes and challenges and to optimize brand strategy and its execution.
- Differentiate AbbVie’s value proposition with health providers assigned and identify, develop and maintain disease state experts and speakers/advocates in order to maximize brand performance.
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 experience with three (3) or more years of experience within the pharmaceutical/health/science industry preferred and a high school diploma/GED required
- Proactively identifies customer style / behavior and adapts quickly all aspects of selling approach.
- Proven track record of success in selling and solid presentation skills. Offers innovative ideas and solutions to maximize business opportunities to address challenges. Understands and leverages findings to develop sales strategies.
- Demonstrates in-depth scientific, therapeutic, product, and competitive knowledge and is recognized as an expert resource by all relevant stakeholders. Strong business acumen and proficient use of business tools; possesses strategic and critical thinking capabilities. Operates effectively in a matrix environment. Provides impact with ideas for the larger organization and anticipates and responds to changes.
- Influences others & is viewed as a credible and respected role model and resource among peers. Builds collaborative partnership with district colleagues and matrix team, etc. Leads by example; Consistently displays positive behaviors and peer coaching through changing and challenging environments.
- Documented success in leadership and support role of increased responsibility at the district, region and/or organizational levels.
- Valid driver’s license: Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening test and meet safe driving requirements.
- Driving a personal auto or company car or truck, or a powered piece of material handling equipment.
- Ability to travel adequately to cover territory, as well as overnight attendance at scheduled training events and sales meetings.
- Preferred: Proven track record of success in sales performance within respective therapeutic areas. Commercial pharmaceutical industry experiences such as physician/account based selling, training, managed health care or marketing preferred. English language proficiency verbally and in writing (for all non-English speaking countries).
- 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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Which biotech & pharma companies sponsor E-3 visas in Tennessee?
Tennessee hosts several large pharma and biotech employers with documented history of sponsoring work visas, including Pfizer's Memphis-area operations, HCA Healthcare's research divisions in Nashville, and contract research organizations serving the broader mid-South region. Academic medical centers such as Vanderbilt University Medical Center also sponsor specialty occupation roles. Sponsorship willingness varies by role, hiring cycle, and internal immigration policy, so confirming directly with each employer's HR team is essential.
Which cities in Tennessee have the most biotech & pharma E-3 sponsorship jobs?
Nashville concentrates the largest share of Tennessee's life sciences employment, driven by its health services industry cluster and proximity to research universities. Memphis is a secondary hub with pharmaceutical manufacturing and logistics operations. Oak Ridge, home to federal research facilities and spin-off biotech activity, is a smaller but notable market. Roles requiring E-3 specialty occupation status are most consistently posted in Nashville and Memphis.
What types of biotech & pharma roles typically qualify for E-3 sponsorship?
E-3 sponsorship requires the position to qualify as a specialty occupation, meaning it normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field directly related to the role. In biotech and pharma, this commonly includes research scientists, regulatory affairs specialists, clinical data managers, biostatisticians, quality assurance engineers, and medical affairs professionals. General laboratory technician or sales roles that accept degrees across unrelated fields may not meet the specialty occupation standard.
How do I find biotech & pharma E-3 sponsorship jobs in Tennessee?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international job seekers pursuing E-3 and other work visa sponsorship in the U.S. You can filter directly by visa type, state, and industry to surface biotech and pharma roles in Tennessee where employers have indicated sponsorship willingness. This saves significant time compared to screening general job listings individually. Creating a profile on Migrate Mate also helps you track relevant openings as Tennessee's life sciences sector posts new positions.
Are there any Tennessee-specific considerations for E-3 sponsorship in biotech & pharma?
Tennessee does not impose state-level visa sponsorship requirements beyond federal obligations, but employers must still file a certified Labor Condition Application with the Department of Labor before the E-3 application proceeds. Nashville's competitive healthcare and life sciences hiring environment means some employers have established immigration sponsorship programs, while smaller biotech startups may have limited experience with the process. Roles tied to federally funded research at institutions like Oak Ridge National Laboratory may involve additional employment eligibility requirements separate from E-3 status.
What is the prevailing wage for E-3 biotech & pharma jobs in Tennessee?
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.