Management Analyst

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services•Rockville, MD

About The Position

This position is in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Executive Operations Staff. The Management Analyst performs analytical assignments using qualitative and quantitative analysis to review and evaluate administrative operations and management practices, with the goal of improving organizational efficiency and effectiveness. The role analyzes organizational management practices and administrative operations; advises, guides, and assists management across management service areas; reviews internal processes and procedures and recommends improvements for efficiency and cost savings; compiles data and prepares complex administrative and management reports required by higher organizational levels or the Department; and may serve as a contracting officer’s technical representative or work with subject matter experts to develop grant and contract documents. The position is advertised at GS-0343-11/12. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or nationals and are subject to a background and suitability investigation. Time-in-grade requirements apply to eligible current Federal employees. The position has a regular and recurring reporting requirement to the CMS office identified in the announcement. The tour of duty is flexible, and alternative work schedules may be available at the manager’s discretion. This is a bargaining-unit position represented by the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1923.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship or nationality.
Satisfactory completion of a background and suitability investigation.
Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements, including at least 52 weeks at the next lower grade level for the grade to which they apply.
A resume of no more than two pages with detailed information documenting relevant responsibilities and specialized experience.
For GS-11: At least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to GS-09, including analyzing administrative, operational, or budgetary data; supporting development or implementation of operational, administrative, or resource-management goals and priorities; and preparing management reports, summaries, or recommendations. Alternatively, qualifying doctoral-level education or a permitted combination of qualifying graduate education and experience may substitute, with transcripts required.
For GS-12: At least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to GS-11, including applying qualitative and quantitative analysis to complex studies, preparing complex administrative and management reports, and conducting fact-finding analyses and formulating study plans with recommendations to leadership.

Responsibilities

Analyze and evaluate management practices, methods, and administrative operations of an organizational unit or segment.
Advise, guide, and assist management in management service areas, emphasizing organizational efficiency and productivity.
Review internal processes and procedures and recommend improvements to promote efficiency and cost savings.
Compile data and prepare complex administrative and management reports required by higher organizational levels or the Department.
Serve as a contracting officer’s technical representative or work with subject matter experts to develop grant and contract documents.
For GS-12 qualification, use qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques to develop and apply new approaches for complex, comprehensive studies.
For GS-12 qualification, conduct fact-finding analyses and formulate study plans to present recommendations to leadership.