Fiscal Year

2020

Case Number

A-19235-48484

Case Status

Certified

Received Date

2019-11-12

Decision Date

2020-04-10

Refile

N

Original File Date

2020-01-01 07:52:54

Previous SWA Case Number State

Schedule A Sheepherder

N

Employer Name

MERCK SHARP DOHME CORP

Employer Name Slug

merck-sharp-dohme-corp

Employer Address 1

2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD

Employer Address 2

Employer City

KENILWORTH

Employer City Slug

kenilworth

Employer State

NEW JERSEY

Employer State Slug

new-jersey

Employer Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Postal Code

7033

Employer Phone

908-740-1885

Employer Number of Employees

26700

Employer Year Commenced Business

1891

NAICS Code

541710

FW Ownership Interest

N

Employer Contact Name

Elena Inclan-Velazquez

Employer Contact Address 1

2000 Galloping Hill Road

Employer Contact Address 2

Employer Contact City

Kenilworth

Employer Contact State/Province

NEW JERSEY

Employer Contact Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Contact Postal Code

7033

Employer Contact Phone

908-740-1885

Employer Contact Email

elena_inclan@merck.com

Agent Attorney Name

Rhonda A Tietjen

Agent Attorney Firm Name

Ross Silverman Snyder Tietjen LLP

Agent Attorney Phone

617-542-5111

Agent Attorney Address 1

50 Congress Street

Agent Attorney Address 2

Suite 200

Agent Attorney City

Boston

Agent Attorney State/Province

MASSACHUSETTS

Agent Attorney Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Agent Attorney Postal Code

2109

Agent Attorney Email

rt@rsstlawgroup.com

PW Track Number

P10019074955518

PW SOC Code

17-2031

PW SOC Title

Biomedical engineers

PW Skill Level

Level III

PW Wage

92269.00

PW Unit of Pay

Year

PW Wage Source

OES

PW Determination Date

2019-06-27

PW Expiration Date

2019-09-25

Wage Offer From

112750.00

Wage Offer To

0.00

Average Salary

112750.00

Wage Unit of Pay

Year

Worksite Address 1

770 Sumneytown Pike

Worksite Address 2

Worksite City

West Point

Worksite City Slug

west-point

Worksite State

PENNSYLVANIA

Worksite Postal Code

19486

Job Title

Senior Scientist, Engineering

Job Title Slug

senior-scientist-engineering

Minimum Education

Master's

Major Field of Study

Biochemical engineering, bioengineering, bioscience, or closely related field

Required Training

N

Required Experience

Y

Required Experience Months

36

Accept Alternative Field of Study

N

Accept Alternative Major Field of Study

Accept Alternative Combination

Y

Accept Alternative Combination Education

Bachelor's

Accept Alternative Combination Education Years

5

Accept Foreign Education

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation Months

36

Accept Alternative Job Title

Any occupation in which the applicant gains experience listed in H.14.

Job Opportunity Requirements Normal

Y

Foreign Language Required

N

Specific Skills

H.10B Must have 3 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience with process development, tech transfer, and scaleup, including organizing data and performing data analysis. We will also accept a Bachelors degree and 5 years of stated experience.br br H.12 PLEASE NOTE that the requirements bear a reasonable relationship to the occupation of Biomedical Engineers in the context of the global pharmaceutical industry and are essential to perform the job in a reasonable manner. All of our Senior Scientists, Engineering, have at least the education and experience listed in the minimum requirements, and we would not hire anyone for this position who did not possess these credentials. This employee must have the indepth, complex, and technical understanding of biomedical engineering principles gained through a university degree in order to provide the level of scientific and technical expertise required of this position. In addition, this is a Senior Scientist role with advanced responsibilities, including performing process development activities to execute large molecule upstream processing including labscale process development, inprocess assay support, and process scaleupscaledown and the execution of lab scale experiences; and authoring associated technical reports and documents. In addition to the senior nature of this position and the advanced responsibilities it entails, this Senior Scientist has industryspecific duties including supporting the development and commercialization activities for multiple vaccine programs, and there are serious consequences if errors occur when working within the highly regulated pharmaceutical industry. For these reasons, Merck has determined that handson experience is required. Specifically, the employer has determined that a Masters and 3 years of experience or a Bachelors and 5 years of postdegree experience are the minimum qualifications necessary to perform this position.

Combination Occupation

N

Offered to Applicant Foreign Worker

Y

Foreign Worker Live on Premises

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service Count

Professional Occupation

Y

Application for College/University Teacher

N

SWA Job Order Start Date

2019-06-28

SWA Job Order End Date

2019-07-28

Sunday Edition Newspaper

Y

First Newspaper Name

Times Herald

First Advertisement Start Date

2019-07-07

Second Newspaper Ad Name

Times Herald

Second Advertisement Type

Newspaper

Second Ad Start Date

2019-07-14

Employer Website From Date

2019-06-28

Employer Website To Date

2019-07-12

Professional Organization Ad From Date

2020-01-01 07:52:54

Professional Organization Advertisement To Date

2020-01-01 07:52:54

Job Search Website From Date

2019-06-28

Job Search Website To Date

2019-08-28

Employee Referral Program From Date

2020-01-01 07:52:54

Employee Referral Program To Date

2020-01-01 07:52:54

Local Ethnic Paper From Date

2020-01-01 07:52:54

Local Ethnic Paper To Date

2020-01-01 07:52:54

Radio/TV Ad From Date

2020-01-01 07:52:54

Radio/TV Ad To Date

2020-01-01 07:52:54

Employer Received Payment

N

Posted Notice at Worksite

Y

Layoff in Past Six Months

N

Country of Citizenship

INDIA

Foreign Worker Birth Country

INDIA

Class of Admission

H-1B

Foreign Worker Education

Master's

Foreign Worker Information: Major

BIOSCIENCE

Foreign Worker Years of Education Completed

2008

Foreign Worker Institution of Education

KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 1

535 WATSON DRIVE

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 2

Foreign Worker Education Institution City

CLAREMONT

Foreign Worker Education Institution State/Province

CA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Postal Code

91711

Foreign Worker Experience with Employer

N/A

Foreign Worker Employer Pays for Education

N

Foreign Worker Currently Employed

Y

Employer Completed Application

N

Preparer Name

Rhonda A Tietjen

Preparer Title

Attorney

Preparer Email

rt@rsstlawgroup.com

Employer Information Declaration Name

Elena InclanVelasquez

Employer Information Declaration Title

Sr. Paralegal, Corporate Immigration