Management and Program Analyst

• Incumbent has an in-depth knowledge of agency programs and activities; agency missions policies and objectives; management principles and processes; and the analytical and evaluative methods and techniques for assessing program development or execution and improving organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Primary point of contact within the Engineering Service on Vista menu packages and vista keys.
• Works with the Information Security Officers (ISO) and Office of Information Technology (OIT) staff in developing/revision menus and developing templates. Ensures timely appropriate adequate data is utilized assessed and evaluated based on thorough understanding of objectives and functions of clinical and administrative applications and their relationship to medical center operations.
• Works closely with other hospital staff (ADPACs service chiefs physicians nurses administrative personnel etc.) to implement integrated packages resolve conflict and ensure continuous operational flow of the service. Monitors and assigns assignments for all staff to ensure compliance and appropriateness and resolves conflicts. Recommends training as needed as determined by mission performance measures or as requested by senior leadership. Is the primary liaison between Engineering and Education Service.
• Assists with the accumulating preparing and interpreting data for various reports.
• Edit or create space allocation information into the Engineering VistA Space File using established nomenclature or creating new entries for space and/or barcodes as needed for all STXVHCS.
• Administrative responsibilities include monitoring of service specific Performance Measures assisting in identifying engineering personnel needs and providing data for Service Strategic Business Planning for Section Chiefs. Performs system tests and validation processes to ensure that the data sources are accurate and reliable and prepares recommendations for changes if necessary.
• Function as the Service Systems Redesign and Performance Measurement Manager.
• Serves to provide analysis of resource management authorized FTE premium pay i.e. overtime budget i.e. fund control points to ensure that resources are utilized efficiently and effectively within authorized ceilings guidelines and performance metrics.
• The incumbent monitors resource needs throughout the fiscal year and notifies leadership of projected needs and/or shortcomings. Must identify workload trends and perform statistical analyses to determine resource needs and projections to accurately compile analyze and prepare management reports such as the Labor Mapping for resource justification needs assessments utilization management fiscal and data validation purposes.
• Assists service leadership in such duties as updating policy and procedure manuals collecting statistical data maintenance of workload records assisting Engineering Sections with their reporting needs (i.e. Biomedical EBERS report) and other related duties.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 02/03/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade as required by the this instance you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: Ability to gather and interpret and analyze data workload performance and financial information using various sources; Knowledge of the full spectrum of health care management health care services and the processes to deliver these services; plan schedule and conduct projects and studies to evaluate and recommend ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work operations; Ability to use sound management tools and techniques (flowcharts decision trees regression assessments demographic analyses forecasting techniques needs assessments systems redesign feasibility studies return on investment analysis information systems) and to conduct analytical studies emphasis in Engineering Service. OR
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. if related. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) OR
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond graduate education. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)

Required Experience:

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