VHA Healthcare Analyst
About The Position
The Consultant serves as a cross-functional contributor supporting federal clients by executing structured analysis, project coordination, data-driven decision support, stakeholder engagement, and high-quality deliverables that improve mission outcomes. This role operates in complex government environments and supports client-facing workstreams through disciplined execution, strong communication, and readiness to support compliance, documentation, and adoption of new processes/tools. It requires the ability to translate project and operational data into actional insights using tools such as Smartsheet, Power BI, or other data visualization and reporting platforms, as well as the ability to develop analyses and business cases that support leadership decision-making.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- 3–6 years of consulting experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience
- Regular interaction with working-level clients
- Ability to be a trusted contributor within the team
- Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's in relevant field or equivalent
- Demonstrated background supporting VA programs or environments
- Proficiency with Smartsheet
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and execute project activities and draft client deliverables in support of government mission objectives.
- Prepare materials for client meetings and briefings; document meetings, decisions, and action items to maintain delivery momentum.
- Maintain program documentation necessary to support client operations (e.g., trackers, SOPs, implementation guides, reporting artifacts).
- Identify schedule, resource, dependency, and delivery risks and help translate them into actionable recommendations for project leadership.
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis to identify trends, risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities; translate findings into clear, decision-ready products.
- Translate complex data and findings into clear, concise, decision-ready recommendations for clients and program leadership.
- Develop or contribute to business cases, options analyses, cost/benefit assessments, prioritization frameworks, and other decision-support products.
- Integrate information from multiple sources to develop defensible findings, assumptions, recommendations, and implement considerations.
- Support market research and discovery activities; contribute to technical documentation and implementation guidance as required by the client environment.
- Develop, maintain, and improve dashboards, reporting tools, and program trackers that provide leadership with visibility into performance, project health, schedules, risks, resources, and key metrics.
- Use tools such as Power BI, Smartsheet, Excel, Salesforce, or other reporting and visualization platforms to organize, analyze, and communicate program information.
- Apply effective data visualization principles to transform complex datasets into intuitive dashboards, charts, executive summaries, and management reports.
- Work with stakeholders to identify meaningful KPIs and reporting requirements and determine how best to visualize and communicate performance.
- Support recurring reporting cadences (monthly/quarterly) and maintain accurate, audit-ready documentation.
- Support stakeholder coordination across cross-functional teams (clinical/technical/operational/policy as applicable), helping drive alignment in complex federal environments.
- Translate stakeholder needs into practical project requirements, reporting solutions, dashboards, processes, or decision-support products.
- Provide training support by documenting standard operating procedures and facilitating training modules and workshops to support adoption.
- Develop professional briefing materials, newsletters, and communications products aligned with federal standards, including Section 508 accessibility when applicable.
- Ensure written materials meet contract quality standards prior to submission for review/approval.
- Support proposal writing.
- Identify contract growth opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
