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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

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Schrodinger, Inc. Senior Scientist I New York, NY $120000 H-1B Oct 21, 2021
TANGO THERAPEUTICS, INC Senior Scientist in Functional Genomics Cambridge, MA $120000 Green Card Oct 6, 2021
KONIKU INC Junior Lab Manager San Rafael, CA $120000 H-1B Jun 9, 2022
NGM BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Scientist - Molecular Pathology South San Francisco, CA $120000 Green Card Dec 11, 2020
Flagship Labs 83, Inc. Scientist, Protein Chemistry Cambridge, MA $120000 H-1B Jun 30, 2021
Vor Biopharma, Inc. Scientist I Cambridge, MA $120000 H-1B Dec 10, 2020
Vor Biopharma Inc. Scientist I Cambridge, MA $120000 H-1B Dec 3, 2020
Axbio Inc Principal Molecular Biologist Santa Clara, CA $120000 Green Card Aug 28, 2020
SANTEN INC. Senior Scientist, Therapeutic Modality Innovation Emeryville, CA $120000 - $160000 Green Card Mar 24, 2021
Cognate Bioservices, Inc. Director, Innovative Solutions Hanover, MD $120000 Green Card Feb 25, 2019
BERKELEY LIGHTS, INC Single Cell Genomics Scientist EMERYVILLE, CA $120000 Green Card Oct 21, 2016
AMYRIS, INC Biochemists and Biophysicists Emeryville, CA $120000 Green Card 2014
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Biochemists and Biophysicists LOGAN, UT $120000 - $160000 Green Card 2013
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED Biochemists and Biophysicists CAMBRIDGE, MA $120000 - $135000 Green Card 2012
CIRCUIT THERAPEUTICS, INC. SENIOR SCIENTIST MENLO PARK, CA $120000 H-1B May 24, 2012
IMPEDIMED, INC. VP CLINICAL TRIALS SAN DIEGO, CA $120000 - $180000 H-1B Dec 8, 2011
IMPEDIMED, INC. VP CLINICAL TRIALS SAN DIEGO, CA $120000 - $180000 H-1B Dec 15, 2011
EISAI, INC. Biochemist WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ $120000 Green Card 2011
NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESE… Biochemists and Biophysicists CAMBRIDGE, MA $120000 Green Card 2011
ILLUMINA Biochemists SAN DIEGO, CA $120000 Green Card 2011
GENENTECH Biochemists & Biophysicists SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $120000 Green Card 2010
MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Biochemists and Biophysicists CAMBRIDGE, MA $120000 Green Card 2010
HARVARD MEDICAL FACULTY PHYSICIANS AT B… BIOCHEMIST BOSTON, MA $120000 Green Card 2008
MEDIMMUNE, LLC Biochemists and Biophysicists Gaithersburg, MD $119980 Green Card 2013
Arrowhead Madison, Inc. Senior Analytical Development Scientist I $119600 Green Card Sep 4, 2024
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. Scientist 1, Vector Biology NOVATO, CA $119600 Green Card Jun 16, 2017
Tessera Therapeutics, Inc. Scientist I $119535 Green Card Jan 17, 2024
MEDIMMUNE, LLC Biochemists and Biophysicists Gaithersburg, MD $119351 Green Card 2014
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. Associate Scientist, Biology Foster City, CA $119318 - $159120 Green Card Feb 25, 2022
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS INC Senior Scientist Ridgefield, CT $119269 - $138507 Green Card Jul 7, 2021
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. Biochemists and Biophysicists Foster City, CA $118630 Green Card 2014
AMGEN INC. Senior Associate Scientist Thousand Oaks, CA $118565 Green Card Jan 17, 2020
Civetta Therapeutics, LLC Scientist II Cambridge, MA $118500 H-1B Dec 10, 2021
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Sr. Research Associate I, Biology $118450 - $136920 Green Card Jan 22, 2025
BLUEBIRD BIO, INC. Scientist II Cambridge, MA $118450 Green Card May 13, 2021
Biogen Inc. Sr. Engineer II, Technical Development $118331 - $157600 Green Card Aug 27, 2024
AMGEN INC. Senior Associate Scientist South San Francisco, CA $118320 Green Card Dec 27, 2021
AMGEN INC. Process Development Scientist Thousand Oaks, CA $118287 Green Card Mar 29, 2021
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY Biochemists and Biophysicists INDIANAPOLIS, IN $118008 Green Card 2012
MODERNA, INC. Senior Scientist, Analytical Development Norwood, MA $118000 Green Card Mar 21, 2022
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. Senior Scientist, Enzymology Menlo Park, CA $118000 - $133822 Green Card Sep 29, 2022
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. Research Scientist I, Biology FOSTER CITY, CA $118000 Green Card Mar 5, 2017
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. Research Scientist I, Biology FOSTER CITY, CA $118000 Green Card Apr 13, 2017
PFIZER INC Principal Scientist NEW YORK, NY $118000 Green Card Nov 24, 2014
Revance Therapeutics, Inc. Associate Scientist, Process Development $117875 - $162000 Green Card May 13, 2024
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY Research Scientist II New Brunswick, NJ $117767 Green Card Aug 29, 2022
NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESE… Biochemists and Biophysicists Cambridge, MA $117420 Green Card 2013
ILLUMINA Associate Director, Scientific Research SAN DIEGO, CA $117400 - $180000 Green Card Feb 23, 2015
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION BIOCHEMISTS KENILWORTH, NJ $117260 Green Card 2008
GENENTECH INC. Senior Scientific Researcher SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $117006 Green Card Aug 21, 2018
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