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Senior Automation Specialists are strong H-1B visa candidates, the role qualifies as a specialty occupation requiring a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field. Employers regularly sponsor both H-1B and O-1 visas for experienced candidates in this field. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Get Access To All JobsWe’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Job Profile Summary
Leads automation and AI transformation strategy across the Payment Integrity, Revenue Integrity, and Grievances and Appeals COEs. Builds and manages a team to ideate, prioritize, and oversee delivery of automation and agentic AI initiatives that improve claims accuracy, recovery, and appeals outcomes. Partners with COE and business leadership to align automation roadmaps to enterprise priorities, governance standards, and measurable business impact.
Job Description
A Brief Overview
Leads a team to drive automation and AI-enabled transformation across Payment Integrity, Revenue Integrity, and Grievances and Appeals. Sets strategic direction for how automation and intelligent workflow opportunities are identified and scaled across these COEs, and ensures successful, on-time delivery through strong program oversight. Balances delivery accountability with team development, ensuring the group operates as a cohesive practice rather than three disconnected initiatives.
What you will do
- Leads and develops a team, setting priorities, allocating capacity across COEs, and holding the team accountable to delivery and quality standards.
- Sets the automation transformation strategy for Payment Integrity, Revenue Integrity, and Grievances and Appeals in partnership with COE leadership.
- Ideates and prioritizes automation opportunities across the three COEs, balancing near-term delivery with longer-term capability building.
- Oversees end-to-end delivery of automation initiatives, ensuring outcomes are achieved on time, within budget, and according to defined scope.
- Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with COE and business stakeholders, translating their priorities into an executable roadmap.
- Assesses roadblocks and dependencies, developing mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery.
- Monitors program budgets, resourcing, and timelines across the portfolio, escalating tradeoffs and risks proactively.
- Reports progress, outcomes, and emerging opportunities to senior leadership, framing impact in terms of business value (accuracy, recovery, cycle time, appeals resolution).
- Builds team capability, coaching Senior Managers on both delivery oversight and people leadership as their own teams grow.
- Identifies and implements process improvements, lessons learned, and industry best practices across the automation lifecycle.
Minimum Requirements
- 10–15 years of experience in automation, process improvement, or program leadership, ideally within healthcare claims, payment integrity, or related operations
- Proven people leadership experience, including managing and developing managers or senior individual contributors
- Adept at translating business priorities into automation delivery roadmaps
- Adept at cross-functional collaboration with COE and business stakeholders at multiple levels
- Mastery of problem solving and decision making, particularly balancing competing priorities across multiple domains
- Mastery of growth mindset skills — agility, self-development, and developing others
Education
Bachelor's degree preferred/specialized training/relevant professional qualification
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$100,000.00 - $231,540.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full-time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 10/01/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Job Profile Summary
Leads automation and AI transformation strategy across the Payment Integrity, Revenue Integrity, and Grievances and Appeals COEs. Builds and manages a team to ideate, prioritize, and oversee delivery of automation and agentic AI initiatives that improve claims accuracy, recovery, and appeals outcomes. Partners with COE and business leadership to align automation roadmaps to enterprise priorities, governance standards, and measurable business impact.
Job Description
A Brief Overview
Leads a team to drive automation and AI-enabled transformation across Payment Integrity, Revenue Integrity, and Grievances and Appeals. Sets strategic direction for how automation and intelligent workflow opportunities are identified and scaled across these COEs, and ensures successful, on-time delivery through strong program oversight. Balances delivery accountability with team development, ensuring the group operates as a cohesive practice rather than three disconnected initiatives.
What you will do
- Leads and develops a team, setting priorities, allocating capacity across COEs, and holding the team accountable to delivery and quality standards.
- Sets the automation transformation strategy for Payment Integrity, Revenue Integrity, and Grievances and Appeals in partnership with COE leadership.
- Ideates and prioritizes automation opportunities across the three COEs, balancing near-term delivery with longer-term capability building.
- Oversees end-to-end delivery of automation initiatives, ensuring outcomes are achieved on time, within budget, and according to defined scope.
- Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with COE and business stakeholders, translating their priorities into an executable roadmap.
- Assesses roadblocks and dependencies, developing mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery.
- Monitors program budgets, resourcing, and timelines across the portfolio, escalating tradeoffs and risks proactively.
- Reports progress, outcomes, and emerging opportunities to senior leadership, framing impact in terms of business value (accuracy, recovery, cycle time, appeals resolution).
- Builds team capability, coaching Senior Managers on both delivery oversight and people leadership as their own teams grow.
- Identifies and implements process improvements, lessons learned, and industry best practices across the automation lifecycle.
Minimum Requirements
- 10–15 years of experience in automation, process improvement, or program leadership, ideally within healthcare claims, payment integrity, or related operations
- Proven people leadership experience, including managing and developing managers or senior individual contributors
- Adept at translating business priorities into automation delivery roadmaps
- Adept at cross-functional collaboration with COE and business stakeholders at multiple levels
- Mastery of problem solving and decision making, particularly balancing competing priorities across multiple domains
- Mastery of growth mindset skills — agility, self-development, and developing others
Education
Bachelor's degree preferred/specialized training/relevant professional qualification
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$100,000.00 - $231,540.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full-time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 10/01/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Senior Automation Specialist
Frame your degree as field-specific
USCIS requires a direct connection between your degree and the automation role. A degree in electrical engineering, mechatronics, or computer science maps cleanly. A general business or unrelated degree will raise specialty occupation concerns during adjudication.
Target employers with an active H-1B filing history
Not all manufacturers or engineering firms sponsor visas. Focus on companies that have filed H-1B petitions for automation or controls engineers before, this signals established legal infrastructure and a willingness to absorb the cost and complexity.
Document your PLC and SCADA expertise precisely
Vague job descriptions hurt H-1B approvals. Ensure your offer letter and employer's petition specify the technical tools you use, Siemens, Rockwell, Ignition, or similar, and ties them explicitly to the degree-level knowledge required for the role.
Highlight leadership and systems ownership for O-1 consideration
Senior-level automation engineers who have led plant-wide deployments, published technical work, or received industry recognition may qualify for an O-1A. This visa has no lottery, no cap, and is worth exploring if your H-1B registration isn't selected.
Start the sponsorship conversation before accepting an offer
Many employers are open to sponsorship but haven't budgeted for it. Raising the topic before signing gives HR time to engage immigration counsel, confirm the role qualifies, and begin the Labor Condition Application process without delaying your start date.
Use Migrate Mate to find roles already open to sponsorship
Filtering for verified sponsoring employers saves significant time. Migrate Mate lists Senior Automation Specialist roles from companies actively willing to sponsor, so you're not cold-applying to employers who will decline at the offer stage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Automation Specialist role qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, Senior Automation Specialist roles generally qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations. USCIS looks for a direct relationship between the job duties and a specific bachelor's degree field, typically electrical engineering, computer science, mechatronics, or industrial engineering. Roles involving PLC programming, systems integration, or process control at a senior level consistently meet this standard, provided the employer's job description reflects degree-level complexity.
What degree do I need for an employer to sponsor my H-1B as an automation specialist?
A bachelor's degree or higher in electrical engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering, or a closely related technical field is the baseline. General degrees in business or IT without a technical specialization are harder to defend. If your degree is in a tangentially related field, three years of directly relevant work experience can substitute for each missing year of formal education under USCIS equivalency rules.
How competitive is H-1B sponsorship for automation specialists compared to software roles?
Automation specialists face lower competition than software engineers in the H-1B lottery because fewer candidates apply in this occupational category. Cap-subject selection rates apply equally, but the overall volume of registrations in industrial and controls engineering is smaller. Some automation roles at universities, nonprofit research institutions, or government contractors may also qualify for cap-exempt status, bypassing the lottery entirely.
Can I find Senior Automation Specialist jobs where sponsorship is already confirmed?
Yes. Rather than applying broadly and discovering late in the process that an employer won't sponsor, Migrate Mate curates roles from employers who are actively open to visa sponsorship. This is particularly valuable for automation roles, where sponsorship willingness varies significantly between small contract manufacturers and large industrial corporations.
What happens to my visa status if I change automation employers mid-H-1B?
You can change employers under H-1B portability rules once USCIS has had your petition pending for 180 days or more and you've been maintaining valid status. Your new employer files an H-1B transfer petition, and you can typically start the new role as soon as the petition is received by USCIS, you don't need to wait for approval. The new role must still qualify as a specialty occupation.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Senior Automation Specialist 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.