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Healthcare Data Analyst roles in the United States are accessible to international professionals through J-1 visa sponsorship under the Trainee or Research Scholar program category. Designated sponsor organizations issue the DS-2019, and your host employer provides the structured training plan required for program approval.
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INTRODUCTION
Our Finance team brings financial perspectives into overall strategic and tactical decision making. We use state-of-the-art techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting, and performance evaluation. This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives.
Position Overview:
- Finance at our Company is committed to developing future leaders through its Finance Leadership Development Program (FLDP). Individuals are provided with an entry point through Corporate Audit and Assurance Services (MCAAS) to develop a breadth of experience including finance, accounting, analytics, risk management, and special project opportunities.
- MCAAS Innovation FLDP participants will be placed within the MCAAS Innovation team. This dynamic cross-functional team helps drive the use of enhanced data and analytic capabilities in audit and across the finance organization. MCAAS Innovation provides individuals with a space to experiment and encourages them to bring forward new and innovative ideas for accessing data and gaining visual insights. Within this role, individuals will learn our Company's various financial, accounting, and compliance systems and utilize emerging technologies to drive insights and improve efficiency. Individuals within this role will marry finance and accounting principles with data and technical acumen.
- MCAAS Innovation FLDP participants will also have the opportunity to rotate onto multiple audit teams. These teams collaborate with stakeholders across the Finance organization, helping to solve vital business needs for Finance by leveraging data analytics and understanding implications on global healthcare systems. Audit assignments are unique to each individual’s skill set, professional interests, and development opportunities. These assignments can either be domestic or internationally focused, creating a unique chance to collaborate with auditees and colleagues from all around the world daily.
- After 24-36 months in the Finance Leadership Development Program, individuals advance their career development through opportunities across Finance and the greater organization. The purpose of this leadership development experience is to prepare young talent for the future so that the company is empowered to innovate and fulfill its purpose of using the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world.
Program Overview
By joining the FLDP, individuals will gain an understanding of how the company is fulfilling its purpose of inventing medicines to improve people’s lives. The FLDP will allow individuals to gain knowledge on products, healthcare systems, payors, and regulatory and reputational risks while working intimately with our global business operations. In addition, individuals will use data analytics to gain insights into business practices and the execution of the company’s strategy; this includes a deeper knowledge of internal controls, business compliance, and risk management. Individuals will be based in the global headquarters in Rahway, NJ.
Responsibilities
- Support audit teams with data requests from different financial, accounting, and compliance systems within the company.
- Create analytical projects and dashboards with various datasets to drive real-time risk assessments and control insights utilizing Power BI and other Microsoft applications.
- Experiment and sandbox with new systems and technology to drive new learnings and greater support capabilities.
- Develop automations to drive time savings and process efficiencies with technologies like UiPath, Dataiku, and Python.
- Participate team projects working with different team members and deliver outputs within deadline with agile project management methods.
- Participate in the execution of financial, operational, SOX 404 and IT audits, integrated audits, and process audits, both domestic and abroad to maintain a strong internal control environment at our Company's.
Opportunity to Innovate in a Changing World through our Ways of Working:
- WIN AS ONE TEAM – We will empower you to work across the company developing and leveraging a network of relationships to achieve high-level business insights. We collaborate with different finance and business functions to achieve the goals of the company as one team.
- FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS – You will learn how to evaluate business operations, processes, and internal controls to effectively complete risk-based audits. Individuals are empowered to develop their skillsets through a wide breadth of engagements, across various business lines. This helps individuals to focus on what matters in a complex and evolving business environment.
- ACT WITH URGENCY – We act promptly as our company actively evolves in a changing world. Additionally, MCAAS acts as a trusted advisor, supporting the enterprise via advisory engagements.
- EXPERIMENT, LEARN, AND ADAPT – We challenge the way we work every day as our Senior Leaders are committed to continuously evaluating new ways of working through ideation and experimentation. Individuals will be part of a culture where every experiment is taken as a lesson learned, which is part of the innovative process.
- EMBRACE INCLUSION – We are dedicated to bringing backgrounds, cultures, and mindsets into our team. We believe in creating an environment when everyone can bring their full self to work and feel they are part of a team.
- SPEAK UP AND BE OPEN-MINDED – We work to break down silos and share our knowledge to better connect people and data. Individuals will be challenged to critically problem solve, act as trusted advisors, and utilize data & analytic applications to provide business insights. FLDP participants will prepare and deliver presentations to both peers and leaders, sharing their successes and lessons learned.
This is a full-time position starting in July 2027. Individuals in the FLDP will complete a comprehensive onboarding and training. This training will provide insights to expansive business, industry, and audit knowledge. Additionally, the training will develop overall finance and business acumen, enhance leadership skills, and offer extensive networking opportunities.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Required Education, Skills & Experience:
- Current Seniors enrolled in a BS in Finance, Business Analytics, or Accountancy preferred, but all business majors may be considered (including Management, Marketing, or Economics). Academic curriculum focus on data analytics is preferred.
- Strong passion for data, technology, and finance.
- Strong data analytical skills, including transformation, modeling, analysis, and visualization.
- Strong experience with Microsoft Excel.
- Proven success in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
- Creative vision, a passion for learning, and willingness to share new ideas.
- Ability to self-motivate and take responsibility for personal growth and development.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with client and business process owners as well as finance colleagues.
- Effective written and verbal communications skills.
- Strong time management skills and the ability to work autonomously and within a team.
- Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task.
- Demonstration of ethics and integrity within a professional work environment.
- Travel: Up to 20% of the time, both domestic and international.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Previous internship or work experience in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or Data Analytics
- GPA of 3.3 or above
- Basic experience with Power BI or related business intelligence software
- Basic experience with UiPath, Dataiku, Alteryx or related automation software
- Basic experience with SAP
- Basic programming knowledge with Python, R, or related languages
- Basic SQL knowledge and relational database understanding
Please note that this position may be closed before the posted end date or may remain open longer, at the discretion of the company.
Required Skills:
Alteryx, Alteryx, Business Analysis, Business Decisions, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Models, Business Process Implementation, Competency Management, Data Analysis, Data Analysis Tools, Database Queries, Data Management, Data Modeling, Data Visualization, Decision Making, Ideation, Leading Project Teams, Measurement Analysis, Microsoft Applications, Multitasking, Openness to Change, Prioritization, Process Analytics, SQL Databases, Stakeholder Relationship Management
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COMPENSATION
- Salary Range: $87,300.00 - $137,400.00
This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.
The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.
You can apply for this role through https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or via the Workday Jobs Hub if you are a current employee). The application deadline for this position is stated on this posting.
San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance
Employee Status:
Regular
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Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid
Job Posting End Date:
10/5/2026
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Requisition ID: R415338
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding J-1 Visa Sponsorship as a Healthcare Data Analyst
Align your credentials to specialty occupation standards
Pull the O*NET profile for Healthcare Data Analysts and confirm your degree field maps to the listed knowledge domains. Sponsors and host employers both review this alignment when evaluating whether your background supports a valid J-1 visa training objective.
Distinguish Trainee from Research Scholar before applying
If you graduated within the last 12 months and have fewer than five years of field experience, you fall under the Trainee category. Research Scholar applies to post-degree professionals at research or academic institutions. Applying through the wrong category delays DS-2019 issuance.
Find host employers using Migrate Mate
Search Migrate Mate to identify U.S. healthcare organizations and analytics teams that have hosted J-1 exchange visitors. Filtering by role and visa type surfaces employers already familiar with the host responsibilities the program requires.
Request a Training Plan draft before your offer is finalized
The DS-7002 Training Plan must specify measurable learning objectives tied to healthcare data systems, SQL workflows, or regulatory reporting. Ask the host employer to draft this document during offer negotiations, not after, so your designated sponsor can review it without delay.
Check whether your country triggers the two-year home residency requirement
Healthcare data analysis may qualify as a skill on the J-1 Exchange Visitor Skills List, which automatically triggers the two-year home residency requirement for nationals of listed countries. USCIS processes waiver applications, but the process takes months and is not guaranteed.
Confirm the host employer understands their compliance obligations
Host employers must provide adequate supervision, maintain safe working conditions, and cooperate with the designated sponsor's monitoring visits. Many analytics teams in healthcare are unfamiliar with these requirements, so clarify host responsibilities with HR before signing any training agreement.
Healthcare Data Analyst J-1 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Which J-1 program category fits a Healthcare Data Analyst role?
Most Healthcare Data Analysts enter under the Trainee category if they have a relevant degree and fewer than five years of post-degree experience. Professionals working within a university health system or research institute may qualify under Research Scholar instead. The category determines program length, eligible host organization types, and DS-2019 issuance requirements, so confirm the right fit with your designated sponsor before the host employer submits any paperwork.
Who actually sponsors the J-1 visa for this role?
The visa sponsor is a U.S. Department of State-designated organization, such as CIEE, Cultural Vistas, or IIE, not the hiring employer. The employer acts as the host, providing the training environment and signing the DS-7002 Training Plan. The designated sponsor issues the DS-2019, monitors program compliance, and serves as your primary point of contact with the State Department throughout your exchange visit.
How do I find U.S. employers open to hosting a J-1 Healthcare Data Analyst?
Use Migrate Mate to search for Healthcare Data Analyst roles at organizations that have hosted J-1 exchange visitors. Many health systems, analytics consultancies, and insurance companies have established relationships with designated sponsors but don't advertise J-1 hosting openly in job postings. Filtering by visa type and role on Migrate Mate surfaces these employers more efficiently than broad job searches.
Does a Healthcare Data Analyst role trigger the two-year home residency requirement?
It depends on your country of nationality and whether healthcare data analysis appears on the J-1 Exchange Visitor Skills List for that country. If it does, you're required to return home for two years after your J-1 program before switching to most other U.S. visa statuses. USCIS administers the waiver process, but waivers are not automatically granted and typically require a no-objection statement from your home government or a hardship showing.
What should the DS-7002 Training Plan include for a Healthcare Data Analyst position?
The DS-7002 must outline specific, measurable learning goals tied to the role. For Healthcare Data Analysts, this typically includes proficiency milestones in tools like SQL, Python, or healthcare-specific platforms such as Epic, exposure to regulatory reporting frameworks like HIPAA-compliant data handling, and structured supervision checkpoints. Vague objectives such as 'gain analytics experience' are routinely rejected by designated sponsors. Your host employer's HR team drafts this document, so share concrete technical expectations early in the offer process.