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Lead Decision Scientist - Product Analytics
CVS Pharmacy INC · 🇺🇸 NY - New York
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 191 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 217 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What CVS Pharmacy INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles4 certified filings for “Lead Decision Scientist” (Data Scientists) in MA: $131k–$181k, median $139k. Most were filed at wage level II (75%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 191 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 217 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
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. Position Summary The Product Analytics team at Aetna, a CVS Health company, engages with a number of functional teams across CVS businesses to serve our members with better insurance products and to support our Sales teams in selling the right product to the right customer. Lead Decision Scientists play an instrumental role in building cross-functional coalitions, defining product roadmaps that drive forward the most impact and engage with our Data Science team to deliver the appropriate business solutions. Lead Decision Scientists structure ambiguous business problems into analytics frameworks, translate data insights into recommendations for business decisions, guide the evaluation of the business impact for those decisions and prioritize possible actions based on value, feasibility and risk. To be successful in the role, Lead Decision Scientists need to excel in stakeholder management, consult with multiple business functions, recommend data-driven decisions to grow the business impact and ultimately deliver the solutions built by our Data Science team into the hands of our stakeholders. The ideal candidate will: • Apply experience from strategy consulting, and analytics to successfully act as the product owner for multiple analytics initiatives. • Demonstrate strong ability to communicate both technical concepts and implications to business partners, and business drivers to data-science partners. • Be regarded as a business specialist with deep content specific knowledge. • Translate business questions into analytics frameworks using the language of Data Scientists. • Present the business recommendations in executive-ready stories with concise recommendations and influence senior leaders • Identify delivery risks and apply a solid project management framework • Anticipate and prevent problems and roadblocks autonomously before they occur • Demonstrate a high level of ownership for business problems, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder alignment, and impact measurement Required Qualifications • 4+ years of business experience leading mid-scale initiatives with track record of business impact • 7+ years total business experience • 2+ years of stakeholder management experience • 4+ years of experience with strategy consulting or on strategy teams in large companies • Ability to work with data using SQL and Python • Experience reviewing analytical methods and outputs Preferred Qualifications • 3+ years in a consulting firm using data to solve for client engagement • Experience in collecting user requirements and translating them into functional requirements for a data analytics solution • Experience in leading projects with Agile methodologies • Healthcare sector experience Education • Bachelor's degree in quantitative field, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience. • Master's degree in quantitative field or MBA strongly preferred. Pay Range The typical pay range for this role is: $142,140.00 - $284,280.00 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, commiss