H-1B sponsorMAFEIN 04-3027191Updated Jul 2026

Shire Human Genetic Therapies Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Shire Human Genetic Therapies Inc.. Filed 286 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a MA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Shire Human Genetic Therapies Inc. is a Massachusetts-based biopharmaceutical company that has filed 286 H-1B petitions since 2010, maintaining a strong 80.77% overall certification rate. The company's H-1B sponsorship peaked in 2018 with 42 filings, reflecting periods of active international recruitment aligned with business needs.

The company's H-1B hiring focuses heavily on technical and specialized roles. Software developers lead at 40 filings, followed by industrial engineers with 38 filings and software quality assurance analysts at 27 filings. This mix reflects both engineering and software development priorities, with additional hiring in microbiologists (14 filings) and training specialists (12 filings), typical for a research-driven life sciences organization.

Seventy-six petitions were denied or withdrawn, representing a combined 6.65% rate, while the majority advanced to certification. In FY2026, the company filed one petition with 100% certification, suggesting ongoing but modest current sponsorship activity.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Shire Human Genetic Therapies Inc.’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	80.8%
Cert-withdrawn	12.6%
Withdrawn	4.5%
Denied	2.1%

Certified80.8%

Cert-withdrawn12.6%

Withdrawn4.5%

Denied2.1%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Shire Human Genetic Therapies Inc. across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	40
2	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	38
3	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	27
4	19-1022	Microbiologists	14
5	13-1151	Training and Development Specialists	12
6	11-9199	Managers, All Other	12
7	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	11
8	13-1041	Compliance Officers	9
9	19-2031	Chemists	8
10	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	6

Software Developers

Industrial Engineers

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Microbiologists

Training and Development Specialists

Managers, All Other

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Compliance Officers

Chemists

Mechanical Engineers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	15
FY2011	15
FY2012	19
FY2013	13
FY2014	28
FY2015	12
FY2016	19
FY2017	27
FY2018	42
FY2019	31
FY2020	15
FY2021	13
FY2022	2
FY2023	5
FY2024	21
FY2025	8
FY2026	1

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