Healthcare Consultant Jobs for OPT Students
Healthcare Consultant jobs on OPT are available at consulting firms, hospital systems, and health tech companies. Most roles require a degree in public health, health informatics, business, or a related field. STEM OPT extension eligibility depends on your degree classification, so confirm your CIP code with your DSO before applying.
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At EisnerAmper, we look for individuals who welcome new ideas, encourage innovation, and are eager to make an impact. Whether you’re starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional, the EisnerAmper experience is one-of-a-kind. You can design a career you’ll love from top to bottom – we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals. EisnerAmper is seeking a Manager to join our Health Care Consulting Group’s Digital Health practice with a strong blend of clinical, operational, and analytical expertise. This role is ideal for a Registered Nurse (RN), Nurse Manager, Physician, with experience in clinical operations, risk, patient safety, and performance improvement, who can also manage teams and lead complex client engagements.
What it Means to Work for EisnerAmper:
You will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry
You will have the flexibility to manage your days in support of our commitment to work/life balance
You will join a culture that has received multiple top “Places to Work” awards
We believe that great work is accomplished when cultures, ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions
We understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation
Showing up authentically is how we, both as professionals and a Firm, find inspiration to do our best work
What Work You Will be Responsible For:
Client Engagement & Leadership
- Lead and manage complex healthcare consulting engagements, across hospitals, health systems, physician practices, government entities, and ACOs serving as a primary client contact
- Partner with executive, clinical, and operational leaders to assess challenges and co-design practical, sustainable risk mitigation solutions
- Translate qualitative findings (interviews, observations, clinical workflows) into actionable insights supported by quantitative analysis
- Support the development of clear, executive-ready presentations, reports, and implementation roadmaps
- Manages the client engagement team through all phases of complex, multi-stakeholder projects including strategic planning, work planning, mobilization, execution, and closeout to meet the scope, schedule, and budget
- Demonstrates strong analytical capabilities, including working with spreadsheets, dashboards, and performance metrics
- Builds and maintains a growth pipeline, gather referrals, and maintain extensive knowledge on the firm’s service lines and offerings, as well as market conditions and penetration of services and solutions
- Serves as one of the firm’s primary contacts with the client and provides timely communication with client leadership as well as the firm’s leadership. Strong involvement in client deliverables
Clinical Safety & Performance Improvement
- Lead patient safety and clinical risk engagements focused on harm reduction, high-reliability care, and system redesign
- Design and implement evidence-based safety interventions addressing diagnostic error, medication safety, communication failures, and care transitions
- Support development and maturation of enterprise patient safety and risk management programs, including governance models and escalation pathways
Enterprise EHR Workflow Risk Analysis & Safety Optimization
- Analyze Epic and/or Cerner-enabled clinical workflows to identify safety vulnerabilities, failure points, and latent system risks across documentation, order management, handoffs, and decision support
- Interrogate EHR systems, safety event reports and med mal claims to detect patterns of risk and variation to support risk stratification, safety surveillance, and performance measurement
- Partner with clinical informatics, IT, and operational leaders to co-design and implement optimized workflows, configuration and governance changes that mitigate identified risks, improve reliability, and align with CMS SAFER Guides and regulatory expectations
Clinical AI Risk Assessment & Integration
- Experience partnering with health systems to govern and safely integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into clinical workflows, including establishment of AI governance structures, risk mitigation strategies, local validation, and ongoing monitoring to ensure clinical safety and reliability
- Support responsible adoption of clinical AI and algorithmic tools, including performance monitoring, bias awareness, and governance alignment
- May be required to occasionally work extended hours, or travel to/work from different firm offices and/or client locations
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Medicine, Business, Health Administration or related field is required
- Clinical credential required (e.g., RN, NP, PharmD)
- 5+ years of experience in patient safety, clinical risk management, quality improvement, healthcare operations, or healthcare consulting
Preferred/Desired Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience in patient safety, clinical risk management, and performance improvement, including harm analysis, risk prioritization, and implementation of evidence-based safety interventions
- Experience with Epic and/or Cerner to support workflow analysis, reporting, or safety measurement
- Experience translating data and analytics into practical safety and risk interventions
- Proven ability to lead teams and manage complex projects
- Advanced degree in healthcare (MSN, MPH, MHA, MBA, or equivalent)
- Prior healthcare management consulting experience or internal enterprise safety leadership role
- Familiarity with CMS SAFER Guides and experience applying them to health IT safety, EHR risk assessment, or workflow redesign
- Working knowledge of PSO protections and regulatory requirements, including confidentiality and privileged handling of patient safety data
- Familiarity with clinical AI governance, model monitoring, or advanced safety analytics
- Ability to travel up to 60-75%
- Strong qualitative and quantitative skillset, including comfort with data analysis and spreadsheets
EisnerAmper is proud to be a merit-based employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of veteran or disability status or any protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.
About our Healthcare Sector Services Group:
The Health Care Consulting Group provides tailored services to a wide range of clients: hospitals and health systems, academic medical centers, physician and ancillary services practices, entrepreneurs and PE Firms, managed care entities and government agencies. EisnerAmper assists our health care clients in creating and maintaining a value-based network, implementing positive operational improvements and building sustainable plans to meet strategic, financial and growth goals. The Health Care Consulting Group takes a hands-on approach to optimize performance and revenue through improved operations, governance structures and planning processes while leveraging data and analytics. The team has significant experience with deal structure design, valuation, and negotiations, as well as value-based contracting and assessing clinical programs.
About EisnerAmper:
EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms, with approximately 500 partners and 5,000 employees across the world. We combine responsiveness with a long-range perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues they face today and position them for success tomorrow. Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups, global public firms, and middle-market companies, as well as high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries. We are also engaged by the attorneys, financial professionals, bankers, and investors who serve these clients.
Should you need any accommodations to complete this application please email: talentacquisition@eisneramper.com
Preferred Location: Boston
For NYC and California, the expected salary range for this position is between 85000 and 150000. The range for the position in other geographies may vary based on market differences. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
Job Description
At EisnerAmper, we look for individuals who welcome new ideas, encourage innovation, and are eager to make an impact. Whether you’re starting out in your career or taking your next step as a seasoned professional, the EisnerAmper experience is one-of-a-kind. You can design a career you’ll love from top to bottom – we give you the tools you need to succeed and the autonomy to reach your goals. EisnerAmper is seeking a Manager to join our Health Care Consulting Group’s Digital Health practice with a strong blend of clinical, operational, and analytical expertise. This role is ideal for a Registered Nurse (RN), Nurse Manager, Physician, with experience in clinical operations, risk, patient safety, and performance improvement, who can also manage teams and lead complex client engagements.
What it Means to Work for EisnerAmper:
You will get to be part of one of the largest and fastest growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry
You will have the flexibility to manage your days in support of our commitment to work/life balance
You will join a culture that has received multiple top “Places to Work” awards
We believe that great work is accomplished when cultures, ideas and experiences come together to create new solutions
We understand that embracing our differences is what unites us as a team and strengthens our foundation
Showing up authentically is how we, both as professionals and a Firm, find inspiration to do our best work
What Work You Will be Responsible For:
Client Engagement & Leadership
- Lead and manage complex healthcare consulting engagements, across hospitals, health systems, physician practices, government entities, and ACOs serving as a primary client contact
- Partner with executive, clinical, and operational leaders to assess challenges and co-design practical, sustainable risk mitigation solutions
- Translate qualitative findings (interviews, observations, clinical workflows) into actionable insights supported by quantitative analysis
- Support the development of clear, executive-ready presentations, reports, and implementation roadmaps
- Manages the client engagement team through all phases of complex, multi-stakeholder projects including strategic planning, work planning, mobilization, execution, and closeout to meet the scope, schedule, and budget
- Demonstrates strong analytical capabilities, including working with spreadsheets, dashboards, and performance metrics
- Builds and maintains a growth pipeline, gather referrals, and maintain extensive knowledge on the firm’s service lines and offerings, as well as market conditions and penetration of services and solutions
- Serves as one of the firm’s primary contacts with the client and provides timely communication with client leadership as well as the firm’s leadership. Strong involvement in client deliverables
Clinical Safety & Performance Improvement
- Lead patient safety and clinical risk engagements focused on harm reduction, high-reliability care, and system redesign
- Design and implement evidence-based safety interventions addressing diagnostic error, medication safety, communication failures, and care transitions
- Support development and maturation of enterprise patient safety and risk management programs, including governance models and escalation pathways
Enterprise EHR Workflow Risk Analysis & Safety Optimization
- Analyze Epic and/or Cerner-enabled clinical workflows to identify safety vulnerabilities, failure points, and latent system risks across documentation, order management, handoffs, and decision support
- Interrogate EHR systems, safety event reports and med mal claims to detect patterns of risk and variation to support risk stratification, safety surveillance, and performance measurement
- Partner with clinical informatics, IT, and operational leaders to co-design and implement optimized workflows, configuration and governance changes that mitigate identified risks, improve reliability, and align with CMS SAFER Guides and regulatory expectations
Clinical AI Risk Assessment & Integration
- Experience partnering with health systems to govern and safely integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into clinical workflows, including establishment of AI governance structures, risk mitigation strategies, local validation, and ongoing monitoring to ensure clinical safety and reliability
- Support responsible adoption of clinical AI and algorithmic tools, including performance monitoring, bias awareness, and governance alignment
- May be required to occasionally work extended hours, or travel to/work from different firm offices and/or client locations
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Medicine, Business, Health Administration or related field is required
- Clinical credential required (e.g., RN, NP, PharmD)
- 5+ years of experience in patient safety, clinical risk management, quality improvement, healthcare operations, or healthcare consulting
Preferred/Desired Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience in patient safety, clinical risk management, and performance improvement, including harm analysis, risk prioritization, and implementation of evidence-based safety interventions
- Experience with Epic and/or Cerner to support workflow analysis, reporting, or safety measurement
- Experience translating data and analytics into practical safety and risk interventions
- Proven ability to lead teams and manage complex projects
- Advanced degree in healthcare (MSN, MPH, MHA, MBA, or equivalent)
- Prior healthcare management consulting experience or internal enterprise safety leadership role
- Familiarity with CMS SAFER Guides and experience applying them to health IT safety, EHR risk assessment, or workflow redesign
- Working knowledge of PSO protections and regulatory requirements, including confidentiality and privileged handling of patient safety data
- Familiarity with clinical AI governance, model monitoring, or advanced safety analytics
- Ability to travel up to 60-75%
- Strong qualitative and quantitative skillset, including comfort with data analysis and spreadsheets
EisnerAmper is proud to be a merit-based employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of veteran or disability status or any protected characteristics under federal, state, or local law.
About our Healthcare Sector Services Group:
The Health Care Consulting Group provides tailored services to a wide range of clients: hospitals and health systems, academic medical centers, physician and ancillary services practices, entrepreneurs and PE Firms, managed care entities and government agencies. EisnerAmper assists our health care clients in creating and maintaining a value-based network, implementing positive operational improvements and building sustainable plans to meet strategic, financial and growth goals. The Health Care Consulting Group takes a hands-on approach to optimize performance and revenue through improved operations, governance structures and planning processes while leveraging data and analytics. The team has significant experience with deal structure design, valuation, and negotiations, as well as value-based contracting and assessing clinical programs.
About EisnerAmper:
EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms, with approximately 500 partners and 5,000 employees across the world. We combine responsiveness with a long-range perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues they face today and position them for success tomorrow. Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups, global public firms, and middle-market companies, as well as high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries. We are also engaged by the attorneys, financial professionals, bankers, and investors who serve these clients.
Should you need any accommodations to complete this application please email: talentacquisition@eisneramper.com
Preferred Location: Boston
For NYC and California, the expected salary range for this position is between 85000 and 150000. The range for the position in other geographies may vary based on market differences. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
How to Get Visa Sponsorship as a Healthcare Consultant
Confirm your STEM OPT eligibility early
Healthcare Consultant roles often sit in business or public health programs, which may not qualify for the 24-month STEM extension. Check your degree's CIP code with your DSO before targeting employers, so you know your actual authorized work window.
Target firms with established OPT hiring track records
Large consulting firms and hospital-affiliated strategy groups hire OPT students more consistently than smaller boutique practices. Focus on employers with dedicated international hiring processes, as they understand OPT timelines and reporting requirements without needing extensive education from you.
Frame your degree-to-role fit clearly in applications
Healthcare Consultant roles require a demonstrable connection between your degree field and the job duties. Spell out that connection in your resume and cover letter so hiring managers and immigration counsel can quickly confirm you meet specialty occupation standards for future sponsorship.
Start the H-1B conversation before your OPT expires
If H-1B sponsorship is your goal, raise it with your employer at least 12 months before your OPT ends. Cap-subject H-1B registration opens in March, and missing one lottery cycle can create a gap in work authorization that forces you to leave the U.S.
Document all employer changes and report them on time
OPT requires you to report any employer change to your DSO within 10 days. Healthcare consulting often involves project-based or contract arrangements, so confirm whether a new client engagement or contracting entity counts as a reportable employer change before you start work.
Prepare for roles that require healthcare domain knowledge
Employers hiring Healthcare Consultants on OPT expect familiarity with clinical workflows, payer systems, or health policy. Internship experience, relevant coursework, or a practicum in a healthcare setting strengthens your candidacy and signals you can contribute immediately without an extended onboarding period.
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Get Access To All JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Can I work as a Healthcare Consultant on OPT?
Yes. Healthcare Consultant roles generally qualify for OPT as long as your work is directly related to your degree field. A degree in public health, health informatics, healthcare administration, or business with a healthcare concentration typically satisfies that requirement. Confirm the connection with your DSO before accepting an offer.
Do Healthcare Consultant jobs qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree's CIP code, not the job title. Degrees in health informatics or data-focused programs sometimes qualify for the 24-month STEM extension. Business administration and public health degrees often do not. Check your specific CIP code against the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List and verify with your DSO before factoring an extension into your job search timeline.
How do I find Healthcare Consultant jobs that sponsor OPT students?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically for OPT-eligible candidates, so you can browse Healthcare Consultant roles at employers already open to sponsoring international students. This saves time compared to applying broadly and discovering late in the process that a company doesn't support OPT or H-1B sponsorship.
Will Healthcare Consultant employers sponsor me for an H-1B after OPT?
Many large consulting firms and health systems do sponsor H-1B petitions, but it is not automatic. You should ask about sponsorship policy during the offer stage, not after starting. Healthcare Consultant roles generally meet specialty occupation standards given the degree requirements, but smaller employers may lack the resources or legal infrastructure to file a petition.
Does contract or project-based Healthcare Consulting work count as valid OPT employment?
Yes, but the arrangement must meet OPT employment requirements: at least 20 hours per week of work directly related to your degree. Contract and consulting engagements qualify as long as those conditions are met. You must also report each new employer or client to your DSO within 10 days, which is easy to overlook in project-based work structures.
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