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101,154 H-1B & PERM records for "chemist", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$70263

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$15080

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$992400

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Covant Therapeutics Operating, Inc. Senior Director, Drug Product New Hill, NC $260000 H-1B Nov 6, 2025
LIFESPAN PHYSICIAN GROUP INC. Director of Chemistry and Toxicology Providence, RI $260000 H-1B Apr 7, 2026
Aspire Pharmaceuticals Inc. Senior Director of Quality Somerset, NJ $260000 H-1B Oct 24, 2023
D.E. SHAW RESEARCH, LLC RESEARCH SCIENTIST NEW YORK, NY $260000 H-1B Jan 30, 2013
SPARK THERAPEUTICS INC HEAD OF DISCOVERY AND LIVER RESEARCH LEAD PHILADELPHIA, PA $255000 H-1B Mar 21, 2018
D.E. SHAW RESEARCH, LLC RESEARCH SCIENTIST AND MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF NEW YORK, NY $252000 H-1B Apr 11, 2012
Kodiak Sciences Inc. Director - Chemistry Discovery Palo Alto, CA $251344 H-1B Jun 2, 2026
Simcere of America Inc. Director of Immunology Discovery Cambridge, MA $250000 H-1B Nov 11, 2024
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Senior Research Scientist - Basic Life Stanford, CA $250000 H-1B Jul 10, 2021
HMH HOSPITALS CORPORATION DIRECTOR, ANTI-MYCOBACTERIAL DRUG DISCOVERY Nutley, NJ $250000 H-1B Jan 31, 2019
CARIS DIAGNOSTICS, INC. GI PATHOLOGIST IRVING, TX $250000 H-1B Mar 18, 2010
CARIS DIAGNOSTICS, INC. GI PATHOLOGIST IRVING, TX $250000 H-1B Mar 17, 2010
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. Head of Quality, Manufacturing & Ops - Quality As… Cambridge, MA $249069 H-1B Mar 26, 2024
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Professor Redwood City, CA $247000 H-1B Oct 24, 2019
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Professor Redwood City, CA $247000 H-1B Oct 11, 2019
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. Head of Atellica Clinical Chemistry Systems Globa… Irvine, CA $245000 H-1B Feb 17, 2025
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. R&D Scientist Santa Clara, CA $243420 H-1B Mar 10, 2026
Agilent Technologies, Inc. R&D Scientist Santa Clara, CA $243420 H-1B Apr 7, 2026
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Senior Director, Analytical Chemistry Indianapolis, IN $243141 H-1B May 23, 2025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES PROFESSOR LOS ANGELES, CA $242798 H-1B May 16, 2017
MAIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director, Innovation Princeton, NJ $240000 H-1B Dec 12, 2025
Novi Connect, Inc. Director of Chemistry and Sustainability Culver City, CA $240000 H-1B Dec 8, 2025
Seaport Therapeutics Inc. Head of Chemistry (00069868) Boston, MA $240000 - $300000 H-1B Jul 3, 2024
Innocube Biosciences Inc. Senior Director of Clinical Pharmacology Buffalo, NY $240000 H-1B Mar 22, 2022
Gordian Biotechnology, Inc Vice President, Head of Gene Therapy San Francisco, CA $240000 H-1B Jan 21, 2022
D. E. SHAW RESEARCH, LLC RESEARCH ENGINEER/MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF NEW YORK, NY $240000 H-1B Jun 1, 2016
REGULUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. VICE PRESIDENT, PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT SAN DIEGO, CA $240000 H-1B Mar 3, 2014
New York University Professor New York, NY $239414 H-1B Dec 12, 2019
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR - CHEMISTRY NEW YORK, NY $236954 H-1B Dec 17, 2013
ModernaTX, Inc. Director, Process Chemistry and Development Norwood, MA $236900 H-1B May 11, 2026
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Director, Formulation & Delivery Services Carlsbad, CA $236385 H-1B May 21, 2024
University of California, Los Angeles Professor Los Angeles, CA $236080 H-1B Jul 25, 2023
Harvard University Director & Lecturer Boston, MA $235664 H-1B Mar 3, 2025
Horizon therapeutics USA, Inc. Director, Analytical Chemistry South San Francisco, CA $235607 H-1B Jul 13, 2022
Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc. Director, Analytical Chemistry South San Francisco, CA $235607 H-1B Aug 11, 2022
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. Cell Therapy Quality- Product Lead Cambridge, MA $235000 H-1B Aug 10, 2021
Replay Management Inc. Associate Director , Chemistry, Manufacturing, a… $234000 - $240000 Green Card Oct 18, 2023
National Institutes of Health, HHS Senior Investigator Frederick, MD $233000 H-1B Jul 22, 2020
University of California, Berkeley Professor Berkeley, CA $231795 H-1B Sep 29, 2022
NORTHWELL HEALTH SENIOR ADVISOR, CLINICAL LABORATORY LAKE SUCCESS, NY $231012 H-1B Mar 14, 2024
ABBVIE INC. DIRECTOR I, CLINICAL INNOVATION, STRATEGY SAMMAMISH, WA $230000 - $250000 H-1B Dec 9, 2025
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Clinical Radiotherapy Physicist III New York, NY $230000 - $240000 H-1B May 26, 2026
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Professor NEW YORK, NY $230000 Green Card Jun 28, 2017
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR NEW YORK, NY $230000 H-1B Nov 18, 2016
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR NEW YORK, NY $230000 H-1B Nov 28, 2016
Bayone Solutions, Inc. Machine Learning and Computational Chemistry Scie… South San Francisco, CA $228800 H-1B Feb 20, 2025
D4D TECHNOLOGIES, LLC BIOPHYSICIST (CONSULTANT) REDWOOD CITY, CA $228800 H-1B Oct 30, 2013
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR NEW YORK, NY $228800 H-1B Oct 8, 2009
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson C… Professor Houston, TX $227000 H-1B May 21, 2021
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson C… Professor Houston, TX $227000 H-1B Jul 1, 2021
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