Job Summary

The Program Analyst serves as a member of the Public Reporting and Measurement Team and provides analytical and data science expertise to VHA leaders and field managers in support of the Office of Analytics Performance Integration (API), Performance Measurement (PM). The Program Analyst is responsible for the analysis of VHA corporate data and translation of data into usable information needed to manage critical aspects of field operations.

Job Description

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/03/2025. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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 announcement. In 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. Selective Placement Factor: A Selective Placement Factor has been requested by the facility to help determine which of the basically qualified applicants are likely to be better qualified for this position. Your resume must demonstrate that you have experience with Microsoft ASP.NET, preferably including C# and MVC/Blazor, including web application experience and familiarity with HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and Microsoft T-SQL language. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: 1) Analyzing problems and presenting both written and oral recommendations taking into consideration the wide range of factors and requirements which affect the management of a health care delivery system; 2) Exercising a wide range of quantitative and qualitative methods for assessment and improvement of program effectiveness or improvement of complex analytic and reporting systems and processes; 3) Planning, organizing, and negotiating effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations where the proposals involve substantial agency resources, require extensive changes in established procedures, or may be in conflict with the desires of the activity studied; 4) Working extensively in MS SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL Server Analysis Services, SQL Server Integration Services, Pyramid Analytics, SAS, Share Point, C# and .NET Framework, Power BI and/or Palantir/Foundry; 5) Developing applications for data collection and reporting using advanced programming techniques and languages including, but not limited to HTML, JavaScript, C# and .NET Framework, XML, OLAP, TSQL. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Web Technology Data Management Customer Service Software Development Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Work Environment: Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate-controlled office. Moderate travel may be required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.