Supervisory Program Analyst

About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/06/2026. 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-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. 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. 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-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Expert knowledge of pertinent laws and regulations to make decisions or recommendations significantly changing, interpreting, or expanding important agency or national policies and programs. Knowledgeable of data analytics tools, including but not limited to Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Pyramid Analytics, and SQL. Knowledge of budget formulation, audit, trend analysis, utilization review and quality assurance techniques to establish benchmarks.

Specialized knowledge of the principles and practices related to the management of health care program area and the ability to apply this knowledge to solve the unique problems arising in the VHA health care delivery system Knowledge of and demonstrated experience with various analysis techniques (methods), including root cause analysis, cause and effect analysis, and failure mode and effect analysis as applied to the health care setting.

Skills with information management systems to support patient safety analysis techniques, including database management, database analysis and reporting, and flowchart software. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience 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).