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biochemist salaries

3,107 H-1B & PERM records for "biochemist", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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3107

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$79712

Average Salary

$29390

Minimum

$300000

Maximum

Active filters: Job: biochemist
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
ABBVIE INC. Senior Scientist I North Chicago, IL $105000 - $115000 Green Card Aug 4, 2021
Artemys Inc. Bioprocess Engineer I San Leandro, CA $105000 - $125000 H-1B Nov 19, 2021
FOUNDATION MEDICINE, INC. Clinical Genomics Scientist II Cambridge, MA $105000 - $127858 Green Card Jul 22, 2020
PANDION THERAPEUTICS, INC. Scientist, Biotherapeutics Watertown, MA $105000 H-1B Dec 9, 2020
ABBVIE INC. Senior Scientist I Worcester, MA $105000 - $115000 Green Card Nov 19, 2020
Rheos Medicines, Inc. Scientist Cambridge, MA $105000 Green Card Nov 19, 2019
ABBVIE INC. Senior Scientist NORTH CHICAGO, IL $105000 Green Card Mar 13, 2019
Pharmacyclics, LLC Associate Scientist (Drug Resistance) Sunnyvale, CA $105000 - $121000 Green Card Jul 16, 2019
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. Senior Scientist, Single Molecule Biophotonics MENLO PARK, CA $105000 - $123500 Green Card Nov 5, 2018
AMGEN INC. Scientist - Attribute Sciences THOUSAND OAKS, CA $105000 Green Card Nov 3, 2016
STEM CENTRX, INC. Scientist (Cancer Biology) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $105000 Green Card Nov 23, 2016
HAMPTON CREEK Automation Engineer SAN FRANCISCO, CA $105000 Green Card Jun 27, 2017
SEATTLE GENETICS, INC. Senior Scientist – Analytical Sciences BOTHELL, WA $105000 - $125000 Green Card Apr 1, 2016
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Scientist TARRYTOWN, NY $105000 - $117000 Green Card May 8, 2015
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Scientist TARRYTOWN, NY $105000 - $117000 Green Card Aug 10, 2015
10X Genomics, Inc. Senior Scientist Pleasanton, CA $105000 - $120000 Green Card Apr 28, 2016
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. Biochemists and Biophysicists Foster City, CA $105000 Green Card 2014
AMGEN INC. Biochemists THOUSAND OAKS, CA $105000 Green Card 2011
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. Biochemists and Biophysicists MENLO PARK, CA $105000 - $135000 Green Card 2010
GENENTECH BIOCHEMISTS SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $105000 Green Card 2008
EXELIXIS, INC. BIOCHEMIST SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $104916 Green Card 2008
MAZE THERAPEUTICS Senior Research Associate, Pharmacology South San Francisco, CA $104853 Green Card Jun 28, 2022
CLEAR LABS, INC. Associate Scientist (Formerly known as Research S… San Carlos, CA $104853 Green Card Aug 23, 2022
10X GENOMICS, INC. Scientist Pleasanton, CA $104853 - $115000 Green Card Nov 19, 2021
Cytek Biosciences, Inc. Lead Scientist (Global Collaboration/Innovation) Fremont, CA $104853 H-1B Jun 8, 2022
Nutcracker Therapeutics, Inc. Senior Research Associate, mRNA Chemical Biology Emeryville, CA $104853 - $120000 H-1B Mar 28, 2022
ARBOR VITA CORPORATION Product Coordinator FREMONT, CA $104624 Green Card Jun 10, 2016
WaveSense, Inc. Staff Scientist (Biochemist) Irvine, CA $104500 Green Card Dec 7, 2021
AMGEN INC. Biochemists THOUSAND OAKS, CA $104500 Green Card 2010
SANOFI-AVENTIS US INC. BIOCHEMISTS MALVERN, PA $104323 Green Card 2008
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Rese… Research Scientist II $104177 Green Card Oct 20, 2023
Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. Development Scientist Fremont, CA $104176 Green Card Oct 19, 2017
Generate Biomedicines, Inc. Associate Scientist $104000 Green Card Nov 17, 2023
Calico Life Sciences LLC Research Associate South San Francisco, CA $104000 Green Card Oct 14, 2021
MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. BIOCHEMISTS CAMBRIDGE, MA $103813 Green Card 2008
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED BIOCHEMISTS AND BIOPHYSICISTS CAMBRIDGE, MA $103813 - $110000 Green Card 2008
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED BIOCHEMISTS CAMBRIDGE, MA $103813 - $110000 Green Card 2008
Zymergen, Inc Genome Engineering Scientist Emeryville, CA $103792 Green Card Jan 11, 2017
NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESE… Scientist II, Biochemical Pharmacology/Ophthalmol… CAMBRIDGE, MA $103766 Green Card Sep 17, 2014
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. Associate Scientist, Target Discovery Cambridge, MA $103700 Green Card Aug 5, 2022
University of California, San Francisco ASSOCIATE RESEARCHER SAN FRANCISCO, CA $103700 H-1B Jul 25, 2022
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. Associate Scientist Cambridge, MA $103600 Green Card Sep 30, 2022
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Scientist TARRYTOWN, NY $103522 - $161400 Green Card Feb 15, 2019
MEDIMMUNE, LLC Biochemists and Biophysicists Gaithersburg, MD $103500 Green Card 2014
ENVIVO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Biochemists and Biophysicists Watertown, MA $103230 Green Card 2014
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. Senior Scientist, Product Development - Late Stage $103200 - $165200 Green Card Sep 22, 2023
AMGEN INC. Biochemists THOUSAND OAKS, CA $103050 Green Card 2010
GENENTECH Biochemists and Biophysicists SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $103000 Green Card 2011
NOTABLE LABS, INC. Scientist Foster City, CA $103000 Green Card Jul 29, 2020
PFIZER INC Biochemists and Biophysicists Cambridge, MA $103000 Green Card 2014
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