This position is in the VHA Office of Health Informatics (OHI), Office of Clinical Informatics (OCI), Client Portfolio Management Office (CPMO) supporting the Portfolio Management Team. CPMO is responsible for all analytical and administrative matters related to the resolution of stakeholder-reported health informatics issues at a national level. This vacancy may be filled in Washington, DC or a location to be determined.

Duties

This announcement will close on 11/01/2024; the first 50 applications received will receive first consideration. Applications received after the initial cut-off number will not receive consideration unless otherwise requested by management in increments of 50. Major Duties Include but are not limited to: Prepares complex action plans and schedules for various phases of project accomplishment, managing to both short and long-range objectives, and ensures that plans are consistent with program goals and schedules. Utilizes understanding of the software development life cycle and application of project management principles to managing aspects of program to meet milestones. The incumbent provides key business analysis support for project continuity, support for Clinical Advisory and Health IT workgroups, Field Site Coordination & Support, Stakeholder & Subject Matter Expert Engagement, feature crews or other working groups. Estimates and reports to the team on progress in meeting established milestones and deadlines for completion of assignments, projects and tasks, and ensures that all team members are aware of and participate in planning for achievement of team goals and objectives. Monitors contract and contractor performance and helping assure contractor adherence to critical program milestones and requirements, rising early indication of issues/challenges/concerns to appropriate level of organization and leadership to facilitate mitigation and resolution. Develops procedures and systems for establishing, operating, and assessing the effectiveness of health IT systems. Utilizes expert knowledge of computer-based techniques used in identifying, extracting and analyzing clinical data. Utilizes expert knowledge and understanding of administrative laws, policies, regulations, and precedents governing interagency projects and development of health IT systems and services. Actively facilitates meetings to support and advance efforts by monitoring status, gathering data, preparing results of findings for status reporting, and preparing briefing/presentation materials. Convenes meetings and teleconferences to present projects, programs, and issues to higher VHA leadership, formulating meeting agendas, coordinating the program and speakers, moderating the meeting, making presentations and introductions, and ensuring that the information is presented in a concise, complete, and effective manner. Utilizes expert knowledge of common functions of business intelligence technologies such as reporting, online analytical processing, analytics, data mining, process mining, complex event processing, clinical performance management, benchmarking, text mining and predictive analytics. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 08:00 AM - 04:30pm Telework: Available (applicant is required on site 50% of work schedule per pay period) Remote: This is not a remote position. Virtual: The employee may work at a VA facility or other VA-leased space other than the facility that is hiring the employee and is authorized for telework up to 50%. Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst/PD77083A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/01/2024. 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 Factor: This position includes a selective factor (skill, knowledge, ability, or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet them are ineligible for further consideration. The selective factors for this position are: Experience with contract lifecycle management and contract requirement (e.g PWS) development. Experience preparing and tracking multi-year budgets to include staffing, contracts, travel, training, and education. Experience in provision of direct support at an executive level to include monitoring administrative functions, anticipating needs, and designing changes to organizational, staff, and resource procedures/processes. GS-13 grade level experience: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Experience in the use of software applications that document, manage, and generate reports on multiple projects and programs; and skill and experienced judgment in applying and developing criteria or requirements for testing and evaluating new approaches and concepts for program operations. Experience completing contracting packages, including performance work statements, cost estimation for the development of independent government cost estimates, acquisition plans, etc., as well as the evaluation of responses to solicitations. Experience preparing and tracking multi-year budgets to include staffing, contracts, travel, training, and education. Knowledge of and ability to apply project management tools and techniques as well as change management theory and application. Experience using strong analytical skills to complete fact gathering, organizing, and presentations inherent in requirements analysis, alternatives analysis, technical project proposals, project, plans, and overall program coordination. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Project Management Planning and Evaluation Performance Measurement Communication Analytical Thinking 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 low stress and generally sedentary. May require occasional travel; frequency based on mission objectives and schedule. 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/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Digital Health Office 6100 Oak Tree Boulevard Independence, OH 44131 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]