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Benefits Manager roles in the U.S. typically require a bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field, making them strong candidates for E-3 visa sponsorship. Australian HR professionals can secure two-year renewable E-3 status without facing a lottery, provided their employer files a certified Labor Condition Application before the consulate appointment.
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Join Amazon's Global Benefits team and help reshape how employers approach pharmacy benefits. Our team has built the first employer sponsored modular pharmacy benefit structure designed around transparency, flexibility, and members need. In this role, you'll drive meaningful changes in a highly complex system and build innovative solutions that improve health outcomes as well as the care experience itself. In this role, you’ll join others who are leading the charge in shaping employer pharmacy benefit reform. If you want to drive systemic changes while building the future of how pharmacy benefits, this is your chance to make an impact for Amazon and the industry.
You'll lead the operational management of Amazon's innovative pharmacy benefit program, working at the intersection of healthcare innovation, member experience, and strategic transformation. In this role, you'll evaluate key performance measures, optimize program operations, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver pharmacy solutions that prioritize transparency, flexibility, and real member needs.
This position requires extensive expertise in pharmacy benefits management and health plan technology within a complex, matrixed environment. You’ll partner with the US Pharmacy Benefit Strategy Leader, vendor partners, Amazon Health Services (AHS), and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver on our pharmacy benefit vision. This role will lead strategic program management of Amazon's pharmacy benefit program—a role which requires the ability to deliver predictable results through ambiguity, extensive experience in pharmacy benefit management, knowledge of ERISA and its implications on our work, HIPAA regulations, health tech integrations, data analytics, and vendor management. Within Amazon Benefits Experience and Technology, this role has a particular focus on implementing member-centric innovations while managing complex vendor relationships within Amazon's innovative pharmacy benefit model.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day execution and strategic design of our innovative disaggregated pharmacy benefit model, ensuring alignment with our commitment to member experience and program objectives
- Monitor pharmacy vendor performance and evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacy benefit design improvements, using data-driven insights to inform ongoing optimization
- Synthesize program data, including member feedback and operational metrics, into actionable recommendations that enhance our pharmacy benefit model and member experience
- Develop product specifications and requirements for technical teams to build new pharmacy solutions and cross-vendor integrations that support our strategic vision
- Actively manage benefits operations, benefits technology, pharmacy procurement, finance, communications, contracting, and compliance to support cross-functional initiatives
A day in the life
As a Benefits Manager for our pharmacy plans, you'll spend your time balancing strategic thinking with hands-on program management. You might start your morning reviewing member feedback and pharmacy vendor performance data to identify opportunities for improvement, then shift into a cross-functional meeting with our healthcare leadership and technology teams to discuss specifications for a new pharmacy integration. Throughout the day, you'll synthesize complex program data into actionable recommendations, support colleagues across benefits operations, compliance, and finance with your pharmacy expertise, and work through vendor relationships to ensure our innovative pharmacy model continues to deliver value. You'll also prepare proposals for senior leaders and manage the interdependencies across multiple concurrent initiatives—all while keeping the member experience at the center of your decisions.
About the team
We're a collaborative group dedicated to building pharmacy benefits that deliver better for people and honor the patient provider relationship. Our team has designed the first employer sponsored modular pharmacy benefit structure centered on transparency, flexibility, and what our members need. We work closely with healthcare leadership, Amazon Health Services, and external partners to execute our strategic vision. Together we drive systemic change in how employers approach pharmacy benefits. When you join us, you'll be part of a team that values innovation, member-centric thinking, and the kind of complex problem-solving that moves an entire industry forward. We're excited to welcome someone who can help us continue this work and contribute their own insights to shaping the future of employer pharmacy benefits.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree or above in Healthcare, Business, Human Resources, or related field
- 2+ years of vendor management experience
- 2+ years of data analysis experience
- 4+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
- 5+ years of experience leading strategic and operational pharmacy program or product management in a complex and matrix environment
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in Healthcare, Business, Human Resources, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in employee pharmacy benefit plan design and implementation
- 2+ years of experience working in pharmacy care delivery or pharmacy benefit management operations
- Demonstrated experience with member or customer support programs and pharmacy benefit management strategies
- Track record of successfully delivering large, complex projects with multiple stakeholders
- Experience working in innovative or transformational pharmacy benefit models
- Proven ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and executive-level recommendations
- Demonstrated commitment to challenging conventional approaches and driving meaningful changes in healthcare delivery
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $135,100.00 - $182,700.00 USD annually
Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, WA, Seattle
DESCRIPTION
Join Amazon's Global Benefits team and help reshape how employers approach pharmacy benefits. Our team has built the first employer sponsored modular pharmacy benefit structure designed around transparency, flexibility, and members need. In this role, you'll drive meaningful changes in a highly complex system and build innovative solutions that improve health outcomes as well as the care experience itself. In this role, you’ll join others who are leading the charge in shaping employer pharmacy benefit reform. If you want to drive systemic changes while building the future of how pharmacy benefits, this is your chance to make an impact for Amazon and the industry.
You'll lead the operational management of Amazon's innovative pharmacy benefit program, working at the intersection of healthcare innovation, member experience, and strategic transformation. In this role, you'll evaluate key performance measures, optimize program operations, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver pharmacy solutions that prioritize transparency, flexibility, and real member needs.
This position requires extensive expertise in pharmacy benefits management and health plan technology within a complex, matrixed environment. You’ll partner with the US Pharmacy Benefit Strategy Leader, vendor partners, Amazon Health Services (AHS), and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver on our pharmacy benefit vision. This role will lead strategic program management of Amazon's pharmacy benefit program—a role which requires the ability to deliver predictable results through ambiguity, extensive experience in pharmacy benefit management, knowledge of ERISA and its implications on our work, HIPAA regulations, health tech integrations, data analytics, and vendor management. Within Amazon Benefits Experience and Technology, this role has a particular focus on implementing member-centric innovations while managing complex vendor relationships within Amazon's innovative pharmacy benefit model.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day execution and strategic design of our innovative disaggregated pharmacy benefit model, ensuring alignment with our commitment to member experience and program objectives
- Monitor pharmacy vendor performance and evaluate the effectiveness of pharmacy benefit design improvements, using data-driven insights to inform ongoing optimization
- Synthesize program data, including member feedback and operational metrics, into actionable recommendations that enhance our pharmacy benefit model and member experience
- Develop product specifications and requirements for technical teams to build new pharmacy solutions and cross-vendor integrations that support our strategic vision
- Actively manage benefits operations, benefits technology, pharmacy procurement, finance, communications, contracting, and compliance to support cross-functional initiatives
A day in the life
As a Benefits Manager for our pharmacy plans, you'll spend your time balancing strategic thinking with hands-on program management. You might start your morning reviewing member feedback and pharmacy vendor performance data to identify opportunities for improvement, then shift into a cross-functional meeting with our healthcare leadership and technology teams to discuss specifications for a new pharmacy integration. Throughout the day, you'll synthesize complex program data into actionable recommendations, support colleagues across benefits operations, compliance, and finance with your pharmacy expertise, and work through vendor relationships to ensure our innovative pharmacy model continues to deliver value. You'll also prepare proposals for senior leaders and manage the interdependencies across multiple concurrent initiatives—all while keeping the member experience at the center of your decisions.
About the team
We're a collaborative group dedicated to building pharmacy benefits that deliver better for people and honor the patient provider relationship. Our team has designed the first employer sponsored modular pharmacy benefit structure centered on transparency, flexibility, and what our members need. We work closely with healthcare leadership, Amazon Health Services, and external partners to execute our strategic vision. Together we drive systemic change in how employers approach pharmacy benefits. When you join us, you'll be part of a team that values innovation, member-centric thinking, and the kind of complex problem-solving that moves an entire industry forward. We're excited to welcome someone who can help us continue this work and contribute their own insights to shaping the future of employer pharmacy benefits.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree or above in Healthcare, Business, Human Resources, or related field
- 2+ years of vendor management experience
- 2+ years of data analysis experience
- 4+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
- 5+ years of experience leading strategic and operational pharmacy program or product management in a complex and matrix environment
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in Healthcare, Business, Human Resources, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in employee pharmacy benefit plan design and implementation
- 2+ years of experience working in pharmacy care delivery or pharmacy benefit management operations
- Demonstrated experience with member or customer support programs and pharmacy benefit management strategies
- Track record of successfully delivering large, complex projects with multiple stakeholders
- Experience working in innovative or transformational pharmacy benefit models
- Proven ability to translate complex data into actionable insights and executive-level recommendations
- Demonstrated commitment to challenging conventional approaches and driving meaningful changes in healthcare delivery
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $135,100.00 - $182,700.00 USD annually
Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Benefits Manager
Frame your Australian HR credentials precisely
U.S. employers assess whether your Australian three-year bachelor's degree maps to a specific field. A degree in HR management or business administration directly supports the specialty occupation requirement; a general arts degree with HR electives may not without supplementary experience documentation.
Target employers with self-insured benefits programs
Large employers that self-administer health, retirement, or disability plans rely heavily on a dedicated Benefits Manager and are more likely to sponsor E-3 status. Search for companies with over 500 employees that list plan administration or ERISA compliance as core responsibilities in the job description.
Search for E-3 sponsorship roles through Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to connect with employers who have already sponsored Australian professionals, so your job search focuses on verified sponsorship-ready companies rather than roles where you'd be educating a recruiter about the E-3 from scratch.
Clarify the LCA timeline before accepting an offer
Your employer must file and receive a certified Labor Condition Application from DOL before you can attend your consulate appointment. DOL certifies most LCAs within seven business days, but confirm this with HR before committing to a start date so relocation timing aligns.
Distinguish your APRA knowledge as a credential gap
Highlight where your Australian superannuation and APRA compliance experience translates to U.S. ERISA and 401(k) plan oversight. Employers evaluating you against domestic candidates will want to see that you understand the structural differences and can operate within U.S. Department of Labor benefit regulations from day one.
Address dual-intent exposure during your consulate interview
Benefits Manager roles often attract long-term career interest, which consular officers may probe for immigrant intent. Prepare a clear explanation of your plans to maintain ties to Australia and understand that the E-3, unlike the H-1B, has no explicit dual-intent protection under the INA.
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How do I find Benefits Manager jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically to surface employers willing to sponsor Australian professionals on the E-3 visa. Rather than filtering through job boards where sponsorship willingness is unlisted, Migrate Mate matches you with Benefits Manager roles at companies that have either filed E-3 LCAs previously or have confirmed openness to sponsoring Australian candidates in HR functions.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Benefits Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the position requires at minimum a bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field as a standard entry requirement. Roles that accept any degree or substitute years of experience without a degree requirement can fail the specialty occupation test. Review the job description carefully before applying to confirm the degree requirement is stated explicitly.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Benefits Manager roles?
The E-3 has a 10,500-slot annual allocation that has never been exhausted, so there is no lottery and no random selection risk. The H-1B requires entering an oversubscribed lottery, and most Benefits Manager applicants without a U.S. master's degree face selection rates well below 50 percent. For Australian nationals, the E-3 is a direct path that the H-1B cannot reliably replicate.
Can I switch employers while working in the U.S. as a Benefits Manager on E-3 status?
You can change employers, but each new employer must file a fresh LCA with DOL and you must attend a new consulate interview to receive a new E-3 visa stamp. There is no portability mechanism like the one available under AC21 for H-1B holders. Plan for a four to eight week transition window to allow for LCA certification and appointment scheduling before your new role begins.
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