Decision Support Analyst Jobs in USA with Visa Sponsorship
Decision Support Analyst roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as a specialty occupation requiring a bachelor's degree in fields like statistics, information systems, or business analytics. Employers in healthcare, finance, and government contracting regularly file Labor Condition Applications for this title, making it one of the more sponsor-friendly analyst positions for international candidates.
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This position partners with internal business stakeholders, subject matter experts, designers, and technical teams to develop and maintain data-driven, client-facing reporting solutions. A key focus of this role is translating complex metrics—such as claims utilization and healthcare solutions—into professional, high-impact PowerPoint presentation decks. The successful candidate will translate business and reporting needs into slide requirements, collaborate with technical teams to define data requirements, and leverage specialized reporting applications to build and organize reusable presentation templates within a centralized reporting library.
As a Senior Analyst, you will manage reporting solutions throughout their entire lifecycle—from concept and requirements gathering through design, testing, implementation, and maintenance. This role requires a strong technical aptitude, meticulous attention to detail, and a unique ability to translate raw data and complex clinical information into clear, actionable visual narratives. The ideal candidate is highly collaborative, comfortable mastering new reporting applications, and skilled at coordinating dataset needs with backend teams to ensure high-quality presentation outputs.
Preferred qualifications include experience with data-driven visualization, healthcare/clinical reporting, client-facing presentations, and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office products (specifically PowerPoint and Excel).
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and foster internal relationships across the corporation. Provide analytic and consultative support to a broad spectrum of internal customer areas and external business partners.
- Mentor colleagues with less experience on both the technical and business aspects of project and consultative work.
- Determine how decision support systems will provide information required to make effective business decisions, translate requirements into applications that employ appropriate decision support and reporting tools. Use broad experience and technical knowledge to propose solutions to complex business problems. Take the lead in driving the implementation of the recommended solutions.
- Take the lead in defining issues and ideas to be studied as well as the approach (methodological and technical) to be used in addressing studies and projects. Create and/or develop new methods of analysis, database design, and performance measurement or, in some cases, adaptation of existing solutions to new areas.
- Perform modeling of data sources and flows, work with data management staff to define an operational framework that will define, develop, and implement policies and security frameworks to ensure precise and secure delivery of knowledge and information.
- Provide assistance and, depending on skill and experience, lead with interpretation of raw data, statistical results or otherwise compiled information, identify follow-up action items, and prepare or assist in the preparation of written reports and/or oral presentation of findings to internal and external audiences, customer managers, clinical staff, compliance agencies, group accounts, providers, agent plans, and brokers.
- Develop and maintain moderate-to extremely-complex computer programs using 4GL programming languages (such as SAS, R, SQL) and other database technology (DB2, Teradata, and Oracle).
- Other duties as assigned or requested.
Education
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer/Information Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Economics, Industrial Engineering or Operations Research, or related field
Substitutions
None
Preferred
Master’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Health Informatics, Public Health, Nursing, or a related field.
Experience
Required
5 years of relevant, progressive experience as a Decision Support Analyst or equivalent training and experience in a business or clinical environment with direct responsibility for applying technology
Preferred
- 7-10 years progressive experience with a focus on healthcare, health insurance, clinical or population health reporting to:
- Develop and maintain reports, presentations, or dashboards
- Translate business needs into data and reporting requirements
- Partner with developers, or data teams to define data needs and validate outputs
- Build templates and reusable components in reporting software
- Use advanced PowerPoint and Excel features
- Test reports for accuracy, usability, and consistency
- Manage multiple reporting deliverables from requirements through maintenance
SKILLS
- Strong technical skills in the mainframe, PC and Internet-based technologies to be effective and must be comfortable and proficient using large and complex databases
- Strong skills using various third-party office and report generation products such as Microsoft Office, Business Objects, Cognos, and Enterprise Guide.
- Strong communication skills. Must be comfortable presenting findings and offering recommendations to senior management
Language (Other than English):
None
Travel Requirement:
0% - 25%
PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS
Position Type
Office-based
Teaches / trains others regularly
Never
Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
Never
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)
Never
Physical work site required
Yes
Lifting: up to 10 pounds
Constantly
Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds
Occasionally
Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds
Never
Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training.
Pay Range Minimum:
$79,300.00
Pay Range Maximum:
$127,100.00
Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.
Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
JOB SUMMARY
This position partners with internal business stakeholders, subject matter experts, designers, and technical teams to develop and maintain data-driven, client-facing reporting solutions. A key focus of this role is translating complex metrics—such as claims utilization and healthcare solutions—into professional, high-impact PowerPoint presentation decks. The successful candidate will translate business and reporting needs into slide requirements, collaborate with technical teams to define data requirements, and leverage specialized reporting applications to build and organize reusable presentation templates within a centralized reporting library.
As a Senior Analyst, you will manage reporting solutions throughout their entire lifecycle—from concept and requirements gathering through design, testing, implementation, and maintenance. This role requires a strong technical aptitude, meticulous attention to detail, and a unique ability to translate raw data and complex clinical information into clear, actionable visual narratives. The ideal candidate is highly collaborative, comfortable mastering new reporting applications, and skilled at coordinating dataset needs with backend teams to ensure high-quality presentation outputs.
Preferred qualifications include experience with data-driven visualization, healthcare/clinical reporting, client-facing presentations, and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office products (specifically PowerPoint and Excel).
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and foster internal relationships across the corporation. Provide analytic and consultative support to a broad spectrum of internal customer areas and external business partners.
- Mentor colleagues with less experience on both the technical and business aspects of project and consultative work.
- Determine how decision support systems will provide information required to make effective business decisions, translate requirements into applications that employ appropriate decision support and reporting tools. Use broad experience and technical knowledge to propose solutions to complex business problems. Take the lead in driving the implementation of the recommended solutions.
- Take the lead in defining issues and ideas to be studied as well as the approach (methodological and technical) to be used in addressing studies and projects. Create and/or develop new methods of analysis, database design, and performance measurement or, in some cases, adaptation of existing solutions to new areas.
- Perform modeling of data sources and flows, work with data management staff to define an operational framework that will define, develop, and implement policies and security frameworks to ensure precise and secure delivery of knowledge and information.
- Provide assistance and, depending on skill and experience, lead with interpretation of raw data, statistical results or otherwise compiled information, identify follow-up action items, and prepare or assist in the preparation of written reports and/or oral presentation of findings to internal and external audiences, customer managers, clinical staff, compliance agencies, group accounts, providers, agent plans, and brokers.
- Develop and maintain moderate-to extremely-complex computer programs using 4GL programming languages (such as SAS, R, SQL) and other database technology (DB2, Teradata, and Oracle).
- Other duties as assigned or requested.
Education
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer/Information Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Economics, Industrial Engineering or Operations Research, or related field
Substitutions
None
Preferred
Master’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Health Informatics, Public Health, Nursing, or a related field.
Experience
Required
5 years of relevant, progressive experience as a Decision Support Analyst or equivalent training and experience in a business or clinical environment with direct responsibility for applying technology
Preferred
- 7-10 years progressive experience with a focus on healthcare, health insurance, clinical or population health reporting to:
- Develop and maintain reports, presentations, or dashboards
- Translate business needs into data and reporting requirements
- Partner with developers, or data teams to define data needs and validate outputs
- Build templates and reusable components in reporting software
- Use advanced PowerPoint and Excel features
- Test reports for accuracy, usability, and consistency
- Manage multiple reporting deliverables from requirements through maintenance
SKILLS
- Strong technical skills in the mainframe, PC and Internet-based technologies to be effective and must be comfortable and proficient using large and complex databases
- Strong skills using various third-party office and report generation products such as Microsoft Office, Business Objects, Cognos, and Enterprise Guide.
- Strong communication skills. Must be comfortable presenting findings and offering recommendations to senior management
Language (Other than English):
None
Travel Requirement:
0% - 25%
PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS
Position Type
Office-based
Teaches / trains others regularly
Never
Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
Never
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)
Never
Physical work site required
Yes
Lifting: up to 10 pounds
Constantly
Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds
Occasionally
Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds
Never
Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training.
Pay Range Minimum:
$79,300.00
Pay Range Maximum:
$127,100.00
Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.
Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Decision Support Analyst
Align your degree to the role
USCIS requires your degree field to directly relate to the position. For Decision Support Analyst roles, degrees in information systems, applied statistics, healthcare informatics, or business analytics carry more weight than a general business or liberal arts degree during specialty occupation review.
Target PERM-active healthcare and government contractors
Healthcare systems and federal contractors file PERM labor certifications for Decision Support Analysts far more frequently than tech startups. These employers have established immigration infrastructure and predictable hiring cycles, which shortens your sponsorship timeline significantly.
Search verified sponsor employers on Migrate Mate
Filter Decision Support Analyst openings on Migrate Mate to find employers with confirmed LCA filing history for this role. That history signals an employer already understands the sponsorship process and is unlikely to withdraw an offer over visa complexity.
Pull prevailing wage data before negotiating
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your location and experience level. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the wage tier before your offer conversation so you can negotiate from an informed position.
Clarify your analytics stack in the job description
When your employer prepares the LCA and I-129 petition, the job duties section must demonstrate specialty occupation. Push HR to list specific tools you'll use, such as SQL, Tableau, or SAS, alongside the degree requirement. Generic duty language draws RFEs from USCIS.
Account for H-1B cap timing in your start date
If you're not already in H-1B status, the annual cap means the earliest you can start under a new H-1B petition is October 1 of the fiscal year following selection. Build that gap into your offer negotiation so both you and the employer have aligned expectations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Decision Support Analyst role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, in most cases. USCIS evaluates whether the position normally requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Decision Support Analyst roles that require statistical analysis, database management, or healthcare informatics expertise typically qualify. Roles where any bachelor's degree is acceptable regardless of field face a higher risk of a Request for Evidence, so the job description needs to specify degree field requirements clearly.
Which visa types can sponsoring employers use for Decision Support Analysts?
H-1B is the most common path and requires a qualifying bachelor's degree and an approved Labor Condition Application filed by the employer. Australian nationals can use the E-3 visa, which has the same specialty occupation requirement but no lottery and a separate annual cap that has never been exhausted. Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying occupations may explore TN visa status, though Decision Support Analyst is not a named USMCA profession, so TN is generally not available for this title.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor Decision Support Analyst roles?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified LCA filing history specifically for analyst roles, so you can focus your applications on companies that have already completed sponsorship for this job title rather than guessing at hiring policies. That filing history is public DOL data, and Migrate Mate surfaces it in a searchable format by role and location.
Does a three-year bachelor's degree qualify for H-1B sponsorship in this role?
USCIS requires the equivalent of a U.S. four-year bachelor's degree. A three-year degree from countries like Australia or India may qualify if combined with one year of additional education or three years of progressive, specialized work experience per year of missing education. Your employer's immigration attorney or a credential evaluation organization can assess whether your specific degree meets the equivalency threshold before the petition is filed.
What happens to my H-1B status if my employer terminates my Decision Support Analyst role?
Your H-1B status is tied to the sponsoring employer, so termination ends your authorized period of stay. You have a 60-day grace period under USCIS rules to find a new employer willing to file a transfer petition, change to another valid status, or depart the U.S. Because the H-1B is employer-specific, your new employer must file a fresh petition before you begin work, though you can start once that petition is received by USCIS.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Decision Support Analyst jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.