Fiscal Year

2021

Case Number

A-21106-75211

Case Status

Certified

Received Date

2021-04-26

Decision Date

2021-09-20

Refile

N

Original File Date

2021-01-01 10:11:41

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

1970

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

P10020195710473

PW SOC Code

15-1199

PW SOC Title

Information Technology Project Managers

PW Skill Level

Level IV

PW Wage

101816.00

PW Unit of Pay

Year

PW Wage Source

OES

PW Determination Date

2020-11-25

PW Expiration Date

2021-06-30

Wage Offer From

107500.00

Wage Offer To

0.00

Average Salary

107500.00

Wage Unit of Pay

Year

Worksite Address 1

35500 W 91st Street

Worksite Address 2

Worksite City

De Soto

Worksite City Slug

de-soto

Worksite State

KANSAS

Worksite Postal Code

66018

Job Title

Senior Specialist, Business & Technical Analysis

Job Title Slug

senior-specialist-business-technical-analysis

Minimum Education

Bachelor's

Major Field of Study

Information Systems, IT management or related field

Required Training

N

Required Experience

Y

Required Experience Months

60

Accept Alternative Field of Study

N

Accept Alternative Major Field of Study

Accept Alternative Combination

Y

Accept Alternative Combination Education

Master's

Accept Alternative Combination Education Years

3

Accept Foreign Education

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation Months

60

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

WILL CONSIDER ANY APPLICANT WITH A SUITABLE COMBINATION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE.br H10B Must have Bachelors degree in Information Systems, IT management or related field and 5 years of experience supervising computerized lab systems for multinational health sciences industry. Experience must include the following audits and GxP inspections; configuring lab IT systems and platform solutions to meet business and regulatory requirements; handling systemwide upgraded; implementing global backup and recovery solutions; implementing Electronic Lab Notebook with interfaces to LIMS system; working with CSV Computer System Validation and international regulatory compliance GLP and GMP; developing technical guidelines to ensure data integrity; and working with Openlab, ELN, and Empower. We will also accept a MS degree and 3 years of stated experience.br br H.12 PLEASE NOTE that the requirements bear a reasonable relationship to the occupation of Information Technology Project Managers in the context of the global pharmaceutical industry and are essential to perform the job in a reasonable manner. This is a SENIOR SPECIALIST position and all of our Senior Specialists have at least the education and experience listed in the minimum requirements, and we would not hire anyone who did not possess these credentials. In order to perform the highly specialized job details listed above, this employee must have an indepth, complex, and highly technical understanding of Information and IT Systems that is best gained through a university degree. The Senior Specialist must have highly specialized technical skills in order to take responsibility for developing IT architecture; developing tools and riskbased processing to ensure compliance and IT GxP permanent inspection readiness; and implementing laboratory information management systems LIMS and inventory systems, ELN, Scientific Data Management Systems SDMS, Raw Data Archiving solutions, and more. In addition, the employer has determined that this Senior Specialist needs significant handson experience. Because of the nature of this position, the advanced responsibilities it entails, the highly specialized duties specific to the tightly regulated global pharmaceutical industry, and the serious consequences of errors with our lab processes, Merck has determined that a combination of a university education and extensive handson experience is necessary. The employer has determined that a Bachelors degree and 5 years of experience, or a Masters degree and 3 years of experience are the minimum qualifications necessary to perform this position. Please note that the employer has developed alternate requirements to increase their applicant pool.

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

2021-01-28

SWA Job Order End Date

2021-02-27

Sunday Edition Newspaper

Y

First Newspaper Name

Lawrence JournalWorld

First Advertisement Start Date

2021-01-31

Second Newspaper Ad Name

Lawrence JournalWorld

Second Advertisement Type

Newspaper

Second Ad Start Date

2021-02-07

Employer Website From Date

2021-02-12

Employer Website To Date

2021-02-26

Professional Organization Ad From Date

2021-01-01 10:11:41

Professional Organization Advertisement To Date

2021-01-01 10:11:41

Job Search Website From Date

2021-01-28

Job Search Website To Date

2021-02-27

Employee Referral Program From Date

2021-01-01 10:11:41

Employee Referral Program To Date

2021-01-01 10:11:41

Local Ethnic Paper From Date

2021-01-01 10:11:41

Local Ethnic Paper To Date

2021-01-01 10:11:41

Radio/TV Ad From Date

2021-01-01 10:11:41

Radio/TV Ad To Date

2021-01-01 10:11:41

Employer Received Payment

N

Posted Notice at Worksite

Y

Layoff in Past Six Months

N

Country of Citizenship

FRANCE

Foreign Worker Birth Country

FRANCE

Class of Admission

L-1

Foreign Worker Education

Master's

Foreign Worker Information: Major

COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Foreign Worker Years of Education Completed

2006

Foreign Worker Institution of Education

CONSERVATOIRE NATIONAL DES ARTS ET METIERS

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 1

122 RUE DE FRMUR

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 2

Foreign Worker Education Institution City

ANGERS

Foreign Worker Education Institution State/Province

Foreign Worker Education Institution Country

FRANCE

Foreign Worker Education Institution Postal Code

49001

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 InclnVelazquez

Employer Information Declaration Title

Senior Paralegal, Corporate Immigration