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

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson C… Professor Houston, TX $227000 H-1B Jul 1, 2021
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY PROFESSOR STEP 7 BERKELEY, CA $226700 H-1B Apr 24, 2017
ASCENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Sr. Quality Assurance Scientist Central Islip, NY $225670 H-1B Nov 11, 2025
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Clinical Radiotherapy Physicist III New York, NY $225000 - $235000 H-1B May 20, 2025
Flagship Pioneering, Inc. Director, AI/ML and Data Science Cambridge, MA $225000 - $235000 H-1B Apr 24, 2024
RK PHARMA, INC. DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PEARL RIVER, NY $225000 H-1B Nov 16, 2022
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Professor Berkeley, CA $225000 Green Card Jan 12, 2022
RK Pharma Inc. Director of Research and Development Pearl River, NY $225000 H-1B Apr 2, 2020
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR RICHMOND, VA $225000 H-1B Apr 12, 2011
D.E. SHAW RESEARCH, LLC RESEARCH SCIENTIST NEW YORK, NY $225000 H-1B Mar 19, 2010
D.E. SHAW RESEARCH, LLC RESEARCH SCIENTIEST NEW YORK, NY $225000 H-1B Apr 7, 2010
EUROGENTEC NORTH AMERICA, INC. CHEMISTRY DIRECTOR FREMONT, CA $225000 H-1B Nov 23, 2009
D.E. SHAW RESEARCH, LLC RESEARCH SCIENTIST NEW YORK, NY $225000 H-1B Apr 8, 2010
D.E. SHAW & CO., L.P. RESEARCH SCIENTIST NEW YORK, NY $225000 H-1B Mar 19, 2010
D.E. SHAW RESEARCH RESEARCH SCIENTIST NEW YORK, NY $225000 H-1B Mar 19, 2010
EUROGENTEC NORTH AMERICA, INC. CHEMISTRY DIRECTOR FREMONT, CA $225000 H-1B Nov 18, 2009
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Director, Cell Culture and Fermentation Sciences Gaithersburg, MD $224937 H-1B Feb 24, 2026
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Director, Chemistry Manufacturing Controls Boston, MA $222435 - $264500 H-1B Jul 24, 2025
FIRMENICH, INC. PERFUMER NEW YORK, NY $222000 H-1B Mar 19, 2018
FIRMENICH, INC. PERFUMER NEW YORK, NY $222000 H-1B Mar 23, 2018
Alamar Biosciences, Inc. Principal Scientist Fremont, CA $221860 H-1B Dec 27, 2025
HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT B… Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry Boston, MA $221708 H-1B Sep 30, 2024
SPRUCE BIOSCIENCES, INC. Director of Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls… Daly City, CA $221500 Green Card Aug 27, 2021
ABBVIE INC. DIRECTOR, R&D INNOVATION SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $221000 - $241000 H-1B Aug 26, 2025
Harvard University Lecturer Boston, MA $220000 H-1B Jul 20, 2022
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVA… FULL PROFESSOR PHILADELPHIA, PA $220000 H-1B Feb 17, 2015
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Professor BERKELEY, CA $220000 Green Card Apr 7, 2015
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENT… RESEARCH SCIENTIST SAN ANTONIO, TX $220000 H-1B Aug 7, 2014
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY PROFESSOR BERKELEY, CA $220000 H-1B Jul 2, 2014
D.E. SHAW RESEARCH, LLC RESEARCH SCIENTIST NEW YORK, NY $220000 H-1B Apr 8, 2010
Weill Cornell Medical College Associate Professor of Biochemistry in Medicine New York, NY $219270 E-3 Oct 6, 2022
Weill Cornell Medical College Associate Professor of Biochemistry in Medicine New York, NY $219270 E-3 Sep 30, 2022
Invaio Sciences, Inc. Senior Director, Head of Research & Manufacturing Cambridge, MA $215000 H-1B Apr 8, 2026
Novi Connect, Inc. Director of Chemistry and Sustainability Culver City, CA $215000 H-1B Jan 21, 2025
Nimbus Therapeutics, LLC Director, Computational Chemistry Boston, MA $215000 - $253000 H-1B Aug 7, 2024
Nimbus Therapeutics, LLC Director, Computational Chemistry Boston, MA $215000 - $253000 H-1B Jul 26, 2024
PROTEUS DIGITAL HEALTH, INC DIRECTOR, FORMULATIONS R&D, CMC HAYWARD, CA $215000 H-1B Jul 11, 2018
Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC Head of Growth Marketing, RMS NA (Senior Director) Dublin, CA $214910 H-1B Mar 24, 2026
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. Director, Global Marketing Chemistry and Immunoas… Brea, CA $214620 H-1B Jun 1, 2022
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. Director Global Marketing Chemistry and Immunoass… Brea, CA $214620 H-1B Jul 14, 2022
Universal Display Corporation OVJP (Organic Vapor Jet Printing) Principal Techn… $213500 - $223500 Green Card Mar 21, 2024
Sequoia Climate Foundation Biochemist (Program Director, Oil and Gas) Irvine, CA $213000 - $300000 H-1B May 29, 2024
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. Director, Quality Control Chemistry $212695 Green Card Oct 15, 2024
Children's National Medical Center Assistant Director, Biochemical Genetics Laborator Washington, DC $212500 H-1B Jan 24, 2025
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. Associate Director, Pharmacology San Francisco, CA $212293 H-1B May 15, 2024
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Associate Director, Cell Therapy CMC Seattle, WA $211120 H-1B Jun 18, 2026
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Associate Director, Cell Therapy CMC Seattle, WA $211120 H-1B Jun 18, 2026
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Director, Cell Culture and Fermentation Sciences Gaithersburg, MD $211000 H-1B Jul 14, 2023
TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER RADIATION PHYSICIST Torrance, CA $210766 H-1B Jan 25, 2019
EMD SERONO RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC DIRECTOR, SENIOR PROTEIN & CELL SCIENCES BILLERICA, MA $210673 H-1B Nov 22, 2010
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