Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC green card sponsorship data
Between October 2024 and June 2026, DOL decided 30 PERM labor certifications filed by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Here are its approval rate, processing time, salaries and most sponsored jobs.
At a glance
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ranks #952 among 1,211 employers with 25 or more decided PERM cases.
Its approval rate of 97% compares with 97% nationally, and its median of 494 days from filing to approval is 9 days slower than the national median (faster than 24% of employers).
23% of its cases are Biostatisticians, and 47% of the jobs are in New Jersey (mostly Rahway).
100.0% are professional positions (G-100), usually filed as EB-2 or EB-3 professional and skilled worker cases.
Its busiest month was May 2025, with 6 decisions.
Most sponsored jobs
| Job title | Cases |
|---|---|
| Senior Scientist, Statistical Programming | 7 |
| Senior Scientist, Biostatistics | 2 |
| Sr. Scientist, Statistical Programming | 2 |
| Senior Specialist, Service Delivery/Management | 2 |
| Manager, Shared Services Finance | 1 |
| Senior Scientist, Analytical R&D | 1 |
| Senior Scientist, Biostatistics. | 1 |
| Associate Director, Engineering, Development & Integration | 1 |
Occupations (SOC)
| SOC | Cases |
|---|---|
| Biostatisticians | 7 |
| Statisticians | 5 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 3 |
| Software Developers | 2 |
| Database Architects | 2 |
Where the jobs are
| State | Cases |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | 13 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| City | Cases |
|---|---|
| Rahway | 14 |
| North Wales | 10 |
| West Point | 3 |
| Wilson | 1 |
| Charlotte | 1 |
Decisions
| Certified | 23 |
| Certified-Expired | 5 |
| Denied | 1 |
| Withdrawn | 1 |
Certified-Expired means the certification passed its 180-day window; most of these were used for an I-140 and show as expired in the data, so they count as approved. Approval rate = approved ÷ (approved + denied), withdrawals excluded.
Cases decided per month
Other employers sponsoring Biostatisticians
| Employer | Cases | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 78 | 99% |
| Edwards Lifesciences LLC | 50 | 98% |
| Sanofi US Services Inc. | 28 | 86% |
Other sponsors in New Jersey
| Employer | Cases | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| Compunnel Software Group Inc. | 671 | 94% |
| Wipro Limited | 523 | 100.0% |
| LTIMindtree Limited | 406 | 100.0% |
| Barclays Services Corp. | 200 | 100.0% |
| Gateway Care Center, LLC | 184 | 100.0% |
| ADP Technology Services, Inc. | 179 | 100.0% |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM disclosure data, decisions from October 2024 – June 2026. Only decided cases are included; pending cases are not in the disclosure data.
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