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5,996 H-1B & PERM records for "STAFF SCIENTIST", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Nektar Therapeutics Staff Scientist, Process Development San Francisco, CA $135000 - $190000 H-1B Feb 10, 2023
TAKARA BIO USA Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics San Jose, CA $135000 Green Card May 19, 2022
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $135000 H-1B Jul 18, 2022
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $135000 H-1B Jul 18, 2022
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST BETHESDA, MD $135000 H-1B May 20, 2021
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Rockville, MD $135000 H-1B Jan 10, 2022
JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC STAFF SCIENTIST I NEWPORT NEWS, VA $135000 H-1B Jun 27, 2022
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Rockville, MD $135000 H-1B Jul 1, 2020
SAS INSTITUTE, INC. STAFF SCIENTIST - FRAUD AND COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS Cary, NC $135000 H-1B Jul 29, 2019
SANTEN INCORPORATED STAFF SCIENTIST EMERYVILLE, CA $135000 H-1B Feb 26, 2018
ILLUMINA Staff Scientist SAN DIEGO, CA $135000 - $155000 Green Card Apr 28, 2017
SAS INSTITUTE INC. STAFF SCIENTIST SAN DIEGO, CA $135000 - $152000 H-1B Jun 15, 2016
TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION STAFF SCIENTIST FREMONT, CA $134930 H-1B Jun 5, 2019
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST Bethesda, MD $134640 H-1B Jan 22, 2019
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST PHOENIX, AZ $134587 H-1B Nov 21, 2017
Corning Research & Development Corporat… Staff Scientist, Optics Painted Post, NY $134326 H-1B Apr 1, 2026
Mixed-Signal Devices Inc. Staff Scientist Irvine, CA $134264 - $200000 H-1B Apr 15, 2025
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Staff Scientist, Field Applications Hillsboro, OR $134000 - $144000 H-1B May 19, 2026
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST Bethesda, MD $134000 H-1B Sep 17, 2019
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST Bethesda, MD $134000 H-1B Sep 20, 2019
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST Bethesda, MD $134000 H-1B May 13, 2019
FINESSE SOLUTIONS, INC. Staff Scientist, Chemistry Santa Clara, CA $133955 - $148900 Green Card Nov 22, 2019
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST BETHESDA, MD $133616 H-1B Jan 12, 2011
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $133563 H-1B May 13, 2024
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST BETHESDA, MD $133462 H-1B Feb 2, 2021
National Institutes of Health, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST BETHESDA, MD $133321 H-1B Nov 12, 2021
The Carle Foundation Staff Scientist Urbana, IL $133245 H-1B Nov 30, 2021
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist BETHESDA, MD $133000 H-1B Apr 26, 2023
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC Sr. Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics South San Francisco, CA $132990 - $221000 Green Card Nov 24, 2020
ASHLAND SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS G.P. Staff Scientist Wilmington, DE $132600 Green Card Apr 5, 2020
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Frederick, MD $132500 H-1B May 12, 2023
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $132411 H-1B Jul 20, 2022
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $132368 H-1B Jan 11, 2024
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY STAFF SCIENTIST BARTLESVILLE, OK $132200 - $210360 H-1B Sep 12, 2011
Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP Staff Scientist Boston, MA $132000 - $180000 H-1B May 25, 2023
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. STAFF SCIENTIST Tarrytown, NY $132000 H-1B Mar 8, 2019
10X Genomics, Inc. Staff Scientist Pleasanton, CA $132000 - $155000 Green Card Sep 14, 2016
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. Staff Scientist, Field Applications Rockville, MD $131976 - $180000 H-1B Jan 29, 2025
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $131761 H-1B Dec 9, 2025
LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY MATERIALS STAFF SCIENTIST/ENGINEER BERKELEY, CA $131724 H-1B Jul 21, 2010
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $131638 H-1B Oct 17, 2024
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. STAFF SCIENTIST TARRYTOWN, NY $131596 H-1B Apr 13, 2016
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $131590 H-1B Jun 25, 2025
ST. JUDE MEDICAL INC. SENIOR STAFF SCIENTIST, RESEARCH SUNNYVALE, CA $131541 H-1B Sep 7, 2017
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST BETHESDA, MD $131331 H-1B Oct 13, 2009
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $131003 H-1B Nov 25, 2025
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $131000 H-1B Jul 7, 2022
National Institutes of Health, HHS Staff Scientist Bethesda, MD $130974 H-1B Oct 31, 2024
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST BETHESDA, MD $130658 H-1B Nov 1, 2017
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST BETHESDA, MD $130573 H-1B Mar 25, 2014
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