# Research Scientist (PhD)
> **LCA (H-1B / H-1B1 / E-3)** labor certification — `I-200-26068-690418` · Certified · decided 2026-03-16
## Employer
- **Name:** The Scripps Research Institute
- **DBA:** Scripps Research
- **Location:** La Jolla, CA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- **FEIN:** 33-0435954
- **NAICS:** 54171
## Job
- **Title:** Research Scientist (PhD)
- **SOC:** 19-1021.00 — Biochemists and Biophysicists
- **Workers requested:** 1
- **Worksite:** La Jolla, CA
- **Employment period:** 2026-09-01 → 2029-08-31
## Wage
- **Offered:** $78,000–$121,000 per year
- **Prevailing wage:** $53,269 per Year
- **Wage level:** Level I
## Representation
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