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Technical Solutions Consultant jobs on OPT sit at the intersection of engineering and client-facing work, making them attractive to STEM OPT holders who can extend to 24 additional months. Employers in this space regularly sponsor H-1B visas, and your technical degree directly supports the specialty occupation requirement.
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Get Access To All JobsWhat Business Analysis contributes to Cardinal Health
Business Analysis serves as a liaison between the organization's businesses and IT systems development teams to align business strategies and capability needs and to ensure IT systems enable their desired value. This job family identifies and analyzes business needs, defines requirements and objectives, and makes recommendations for solutions using new and existing technologies. This job family researches and documents relationships between the components of the application system (i.e., end users, business processes, data, applications, and devices) and translates business requirements into application requirements.
Job Summary
The Consultant, Pricing Solutions Analysis supports custom pricing applications and data solutions for Cardinal Health’s Global Medical Products and Distribution segment. This role acts as a liaison between the organization's businesses and iPrice application development teams to align business strategies and capability needs to ensure the iPrice system enables their desired value. This role identifies and analyzes business needs, defines requirements and objectives, and makes recommendations as a subject matter expert (SME) on the iPrice system.
Location: This position is remote. Candidates must be based within the United States and able to work EST or CST business hours.
Responsibilities
- Develop subject matter expertise of iPrice (a custom pricing application), business processes, and master data.
- Focus on continuous improvement to deliver solutions that improve profitability and customer experience.
- Elicit and document business requirements with stakeholders and subject matter experts.
- Convey business requirements to developers with appropriate level of detail.
- Perform functional and regression testing and facilitate user acceptance testing with business teams.
- Deliver timely and effective communication to stakeholders and impacted partners for progress updates and implementations.
- Support analysts, developers, and business stakeholders with data questions and investigations.
- Document data structures, business logic, and ETL processes – including conducting recurring trainings and data information sessions with end users.
- Identify, design, and implement process improvements by automating manual processes and optimizing data delivery for greater scalability.
- Maintain Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance.
- Collaborate with Salesforce Enablement and Learning Business Partners to develop training programs and job aids.
- Create and maintain documentation for team processes and supported applications including SOPs, user guides, and data catalogs.
- Maintain SQL Server and Oracle databases.
- Perform ad hoc analytics and database development to support applications and cross-functional teams.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred.
- 4+ years experience in related field, preferred.
- Proven track record that demonstrates curiosity, creativity, innovation, and initiative preferred.
- Strong communication skills in writing, speaking, presenting, and listening preferred.
- Ability to efficiently project manage, organize and prioritize tasks preferred.
- Experience with JIRA or similar project management tools, preferred.
- Experience in SQL (SQL Server preferred), including creating stored procedures, views, scripting, and automation, preferred.
- Familiarity with other database technologies: e.g., HANA, Oracle, PostgreSQL, BigQuery, preferred.
- Experience with Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) applications or other Price Management software, preferred.
- Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), preferred.
- Experience managing projects that span both technical and non-technical teams, with an emphasis on engaging stakeholders and building business requirements and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), preferred.
- Proficient in creating comprehensive, user-friendly documentation that communicates pricing workflows, business logic, and standard procedures across cross-functional teams preferred.
- Established background in launching software or services in partnership with and high degree of proficiency in prototyping, iterative development, and understanding of development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Kanban), preferred.
- Familiarity with ETL processes, data pipelines, and working with structured/unstructured data, preferred.
Anticipated salary range: $82,100 - $117,200
Bonus eligible: No
Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Paid time off plan
- Health savings account (HSA)
- 401k savings plan
- Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Work-Life resources
- Paid parental leave
- Healthy lifestyle programs
Application window anticipated to close: 11/30/2026 if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.
The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.
Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.
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What Business Analysis contributes to Cardinal Health
Business Analysis serves as a liaison between the organization's businesses and IT systems development teams to align business strategies and capability needs and to ensure IT systems enable their desired value. This job family identifies and analyzes business needs, defines requirements and objectives, and makes recommendations for solutions using new and existing technologies. This job family researches and documents relationships between the components of the application system (i.e., end users, business processes, data, applications, and devices) and translates business requirements into application requirements.
Job Summary
The Consultant, Pricing Solutions Analysis supports custom pricing applications and data solutions for Cardinal Health’s Global Medical Products and Distribution segment. This role acts as a liaison between the organization's businesses and iPrice application development teams to align business strategies and capability needs to ensure the iPrice system enables their desired value. This role identifies and analyzes business needs, defines requirements and objectives, and makes recommendations as a subject matter expert (SME) on the iPrice system.
Location: This position is remote. Candidates must be based within the United States and able to work EST or CST business hours.
Responsibilities
- Develop subject matter expertise of iPrice (a custom pricing application), business processes, and master data.
- Focus on continuous improvement to deliver solutions that improve profitability and customer experience.
- Elicit and document business requirements with stakeholders and subject matter experts.
- Convey business requirements to developers with appropriate level of detail.
- Perform functional and regression testing and facilitate user acceptance testing with business teams.
- Deliver timely and effective communication to stakeholders and impacted partners for progress updates and implementations.
- Support analysts, developers, and business stakeholders with data questions and investigations.
- Document data structures, business logic, and ETL processes – including conducting recurring trainings and data information sessions with end users.
- Identify, design, and implement process improvements by automating manual processes and optimizing data delivery for greater scalability.
- Maintain Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance.
- Collaborate with Salesforce Enablement and Learning Business Partners to develop training programs and job aids.
- Create and maintain documentation for team processes and supported applications including SOPs, user guides, and data catalogs.
- Maintain SQL Server and Oracle databases.
- Perform ad hoc analytics and database development to support applications and cross-functional teams.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred.
- 4+ years experience in related field, preferred.
- Proven track record that demonstrates curiosity, creativity, innovation, and initiative preferred.
- Strong communication skills in writing, speaking, presenting, and listening preferred.
- Ability to efficiently project manage, organize and prioritize tasks preferred.
- Experience with JIRA or similar project management tools, preferred.
- Experience in SQL (SQL Server preferred), including creating stored procedures, views, scripting, and automation, preferred.
- Familiarity with other database technologies: e.g., HANA, Oracle, PostgreSQL, BigQuery, preferred.
- Experience with Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) applications or other Price Management software, preferred.
- Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), preferred.
- Experience managing projects that span both technical and non-technical teams, with an emphasis on engaging stakeholders and building business requirements and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), preferred.
- Proficient in creating comprehensive, user-friendly documentation that communicates pricing workflows, business logic, and standard procedures across cross-functional teams preferred.
- Established background in launching software or services in partnership with and high degree of proficiency in prototyping, iterative development, and understanding of development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Kanban), preferred.
- Familiarity with ETL processes, data pipelines, and working with structured/unstructured data, preferred.
Anticipated salary range: $82,100 - $117,200
Bonus eligible: No
Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Paid time off plan
- Health savings account (HSA)
- 401k savings plan
- Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Work-Life resources
- Paid parental leave
- Healthy lifestyle programs
Application window anticipated to close: 11/30/2026 if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.
The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.
Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Technical Solutions Consultant
Lead with your technical credentials
Technical Solutions Consultants need a degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field to qualify as a specialty occupation. Mention your degree field upfront in your resume summary so hiring managers immediately see the H-1B sponsorship case is straightforward.
Target companies with active H-1B filing history
Companies that have sponsored H-1B visas in the past are far more likely to do it again. Search OFLC disclosure data for Technical Solutions Consultant LCA filings to identify employers who have already built the infrastructure and willingness to sponsor.
Clarify your OPT timeline in early conversations
If you're on STEM OPT, you have up to 36 months of work authorization total. Telling hiring managers your exact end date early removes uncertainty and gives them a realistic window to file an H-1B petition before your authorization expires.
Emphasize cross-functional value in your pitch
Technical Solutions Consultants bridge engineering teams and clients, a combination that is genuinely hard to hire for. Framing yourself as someone who reduces handoff friction and accelerates implementation makes the sponsorship investment easier for employers to justify.
Prioritize enterprise software and SaaS employers
Enterprise software companies and SaaS vendors hire Technical Solutions Consultants at scale and sponsor H-1B visas routinely. These employers have dedicated immigration counsel, established processes, and predictable headcount planning, all of which make your sponsorship path significantly smoother.
Get your E-Verify paperwork right from day one
OPT employment requires your employer to be enrolled in E-Verify for STEM extensions. Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting an offer and make sure your I-983 training plan accurately reflects the technical and consulting duties in your actual role.
Technical Solutions Consultant OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Technical Solutions Consultant role qualify for STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree. If you hold a STEM-designated degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field, and the role involves applying that technical knowledge directly, it will generally qualify. The job title alone does not determine eligibility. What matters is that your daily responsibilities align with your STEM degree field. Consulting roles with a heavy client-management focus and minimal technical application can face scrutiny, so document the technical components of the role carefully on your I-983.
What types of employers hire Technical Solutions Consultants and sponsor OPT students?
Enterprise software companies, cloud infrastructure providers, and SaaS platforms are the most active hirers for this role and tend to have established OPT and H-1B sponsorship processes. Consulting firms that serve large enterprise clients also hire at volume. You can find verified OPT-friendly employers in this role on Migrate Mate, which filters specifically for companies open to sponsoring international candidates.
How do I demonstrate that my role qualifies as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
A specialty occupation requires the position to normally require a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field. For Technical Solutions Consultants, this typically means showing the role demands applied knowledge of software systems, network architecture, APIs, or a comparable technical domain. Your offer letter, job description, and employer documentation should all reflect these technical requirements explicitly. Vague descriptions like 'solving customer problems' without specifying the technical discipline can weaken the petition.
Can I work as an independent contractor or through a staffing agency on OPT as a Technical Solutions Consultant?
You can work through a staffing agency, but the arrangement needs to meet OPT employment requirements. You must have a bona fide employer-employee relationship with a clear end client and a defined role. Self-employment and pure independent contracting with no employer of record are not permitted on OPT. On STEM OPT, your I-983 training plan must be signed by the actual company where you perform the work, not just the staffing agency.
How much time do I realistically have to secure H-1B sponsorship while on OPT?
On standard OPT, you have 12 months. On STEM OPT extension, you have up to 24 additional months, giving a potential total of 36 months of post-graduation work authorization. H-1B cap-subject petitions are filed in April for an October 1 start date, so your timeline depends on where you are in that annual cycle. Starting your job search early and identifying employers with H-1B filing history significantly improves your odds of securing sponsorship before your OPT expires.