This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). As a Economist, GS-0110-13, you will participate in economic analysis of health care financing and delivery issues and their connection with CMS programs, the health care sector, and the national, state, and local economies.

Duties

Direct, coordinate, plan, design, develop, and implement analyses of economic issues using mathematical models and statistical techniques. Respond to requests for conceptual and statistical analyses, particularly in the areas of health insurance coverage, drug expenditures, and medical expenditures. Prepare or oversee the preparation of statistical tabulations and analyses, economic modeling, identifying relevant research studies and information sources, and offering guidance in the interpretation of research findings and survey estimates. Serve as subject matter expert in developing explanatory and predictive modeling to analyze behavioral, economic, demographic, and health-specific factors impacting Medicare Parts C and D payment. Provide review and guidance on methodologies applied, analysis assumptions used, policy issues, and analysis results.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
• You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.

Qualifications

ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. Your resume must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from receiving further consideration. In order to qualify for the GS-13, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: (1) Applying principles and theories of applied economic or econometric methods and techniques to analyze and evaluate health care programs; (2) Developing and conducting studies of cost, use, or outcomes of health care services to collect and analyze data, synthesize information, evaluate alternatives and develop recommendations; AND (3) Preparing written documents (i.e., technical reports, research results, or project summaries) regarding health program issues. 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; religious; 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.

Education

Education Requirement: In addition to meeting the qualification requirements, all candidates must have the following educational requirements:

Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.(TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION)

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Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Examples of qualifying experience include: individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation; OR supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems. (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION).

TRANSCRIPTS are required to verify satisfactory completion of the educational requirement listed above. Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts at the time of application WILL result in an ineligible rating. Please see "Required Documents" section below for what documentation is required at the time of application.

Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12430768

Contacts

• Address CMS Global Hiring 7500 Security Blvd Woodlawn, MD 21244 US
• Name: CMS HR Inquiries
• Email: [email protected]