Management and Program Analyst

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Collects data on clinical and administrative performance management information including running reports and providing analysis of facility data including utilization management performance measures performance improvement initiatives continuous readiness programs peer review patient safety and inpatient performance measures such as ORYX and LINKS.
• Contributes to the strategic planning and administrative management of data through assessing organizing developing managing and evaluating the organization database.
• Is responsible for developing and maintaining a data warehouse that supports and promotes health informatics action plans and continual improvement in administrative and clinical quality and patient safety.
• Provides advanced qualitative and quantitative analysis and evaluation concerning clinical measures and in meeting established goals and objectives including staffing variance.
• Researches organizes compiles summarizes and analyzes data and information for assigned special projects.
• Provides statistical reports and evaluated information for effective direction in program operations.
• Independently plans and initiates fact finding qualitative and quantitative analysis providing and analyzing data and developing recommendations from a variety of alternatives and identifies ways to optimize efficiency and resource utilization.
• Conducts in-depth analysis and overall staffing needs for the agency through qualitative and quantitative analysis for the healthcare group and specialty services.
• Identifies scenarios of a financial operational or clinical nature for analysis completes analysis and takes action to remedy problems identified through analysis and collaborates and coordinates system level changes that influence efficiency quality and/or cost for organizational operations.
• Extracts and formulates data into different database programs such as Excel Access or SQL and prepares analysis for reports.
• Utilizes current database systems including Allocation Resource Center (ARC) and VHA Support Service Center (VSSC) as well as other local and national databases.
• Develops tools to mine data interpret and display trends and provide leadership in problem solving and solution implementation.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday 0800-1630
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Management and Program Analyst/PD131630
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• 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
• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• 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 identification 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)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public determining if your employment advances the public interest we may consider:

• 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.

Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 09/11/2026.

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-11. 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-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Applicants who have the 1 year of appropriate specialized experience as indicated in the table are not required by this standard to have general experience education above the high school level or any additional specialized experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements. OR
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. if related. OR
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education at the graduate level.

For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at

Required Experience:

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