Management & Program Analyst

Veterans Health Administration • Washington, DC

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Management and Program Analyst serves as an expert in applied data science, providing analytical support for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) leaders and field managers. The incumbent is an integral member of the Clinical Assessment Reporting and Tracking (CART) division under the Office of Analytics and Performance Integration (API).

The position uses SQL Server, SQL Server Integration Services, Microsoft Power Platform, and DevOps processes to build, automate, and maintain data-driven systems supporting national healthcare reporting. It also maintains Power Pages, Power Apps, and Power Automate resources that provide user-facing feedback and support during business hours with minimal downtime. The role may be authorized for occasional, non-recurring ad hoc telework or virtual work under specified eligibility conditions, but it is not a remote position. Return-to-office requirements are in effect, and selectees must report in person unless an exception or exemption is approved.

The regular work schedule is 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The position requires at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12, including experience designing, publishing, and maintaining Power Platform solutions using data retrieved from SQL databases or other systems. The position is classified as GS-13. No educational substitution is available at this grade level.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation.
• Demonstrated experience designing, publishing, and maintaining Power Platform solutions (Power Apps, Power Automate, or Power Pages) using data retrieved from SQL databases or other systems.
• Experience with VA data sources and knowledge of the CDW environment.
• Experience managing data, including cleaning data and preparing data files for analysis.
• Experience with data curation, including collection, transmission, encryption, and security in accordance with PHI/PII protection standards and VA data security policy.
• Experience analyzing and synthesizing diverse, unstructured, highly variable big-data sources using data modeling, mining, and warehousing techniques.
• Advanced skill in planning and organizing diverse, multidisciplinary teams and negotiating effectively with management to implement recommendations involving substantial resources or extensive changes to established procedures.
• Demonstrable skills in change management, stakeholder management, and customer service.
• Experience collaborating on standardized data and code documentation in GitHub or equivalent project-tracking tools, including maintaining official data descriptions and documenting data-formation processes.
• Current federal employees and certain former federal employees applying for GS-13 must meet the time-in-grade requirement of 52 weeks at the GS-12 level; applicable applicants must submit supporting SF-50 documentation.
• Completion of the application, questionnaire, and required online assessment.
• Successful completion of required background/security investigation and online onboarding.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
• Service of a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period, as applicable.
• Applicants relying on education to meet any qualification requirements must submit transcripts; there is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in developing standardized data and code documentation in GitHub or an equivalent project-tracking tool.
• Maintain official descriptions of data and data-formation processes.
• Use Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Integration Services, Microsoft Power Platform, and DevOps processes to build, automate, and maintain data-driven systems supporting national healthcare reporting.
• Maintain Power Pages, Power Apps, and Power Automate resources to provide user-facing feedback and support during business hours with minimal downtime.
• Ensure the accuracy of information delivered for assigned program areas, including technical delivery, program ownership, accountability, and long-range strategic planning.
• Troubleshoot and resolve data-quality, integration, and reporting issues through iterative quality assurance review of own work and peer work products.
• Respond to end-user feedback, monitor user satisfaction, identify system or data malfunctions, drive enhancements, and resolve reported issues.
• Analyze and synthesize data from diverse, unstructured, and highly variable big-data sources using data modeling, mining, and warehousing techniques.
• Perform data management, including cleaning data and preparing data files for analysis.
• Conduct data curation, including data collection, transmission, encryption, and security in accordance with PHI/PII protection standards and VA data security policy.
• Plan and organize diverse, multidisciplinary teams and negotiate with management to gain acceptance and implementation of recommendations involving substantial agency resources or extensive procedural changes.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package.
• Newly appointed federal employees may request credit for job-related non-federal experience or active-duty uniformed military service when determining annual leave accrual; credit must be approved before appointment and is not guaranteed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed