Program Manager

About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/21/2026. 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-15 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-14. 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.

Note: CTAP eligibility may be used to apply for a vacancy at or below your current grade level with no greater promotion potential than your current position. Note: ICTAP eligibility may be used to apply for a vacancy at or below the grade level you are being (or have been) separated from that does not have greater promotion potential than your current position (or last position if you have already been separated). 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-14 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Leading or managing complex, organization-wide programs, projects, or operations with broad multi-regional impact and coordination across diverse internal and external partners Planning, organizing, coordinating multidisciplinary activities to carrying initiatives through implementation Applying advanced qualitative and quantitative analytical methods to assess the effectiveness, efficiency, productivity, or performance of large-scale health care programs Developing actionable recommendations based on findings Applying health care management principles to analyze and resolve complex operational or program problems Implementing strategies, processes, or systems that enhance organizational performance Preparing and presenting analyses, recommendations, briefings, reports, and guidance on complex health care program or operational issues to senior leadership and key stakeholders 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/.