# Associate Principal Scientist, Chemistry
> **LCA (H-1B / H-1B1 / E-3)** labor certification — `I-200-25353-497557` · Certified · decided 2025-12-29
## Employer
- **Name:** Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- **Location:** Rahway, NJ, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- **FEIN:** 22-1261880
- **NAICS:** 54171
## Job
- **Title:** Associate Principal Scientist, Chemistry
- **SOC:** 19-1021.00 — Biochemists and Biophysicists
- **Workers requested:** 1
- **Worksite:** Rahway, NJ
- **Employment period:** 2026-01-05 → 2029-01-04
## Wage
- **Offered:** $156,000–$187,000 per year
- **Prevailing wage:** $103,854 per Year
- **Wage level:** Level III
## Representation
- **Attorney:** Ludka Zimovcak
- **Firm:** NPZ Law Group, P.C.
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