Supervisory Program Analyst

About this role

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/04/2026. 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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9.

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 for the GS-9 grade level based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Provides direction and oversite administratively of complex medical service lines; assists in directing budget, management, staffing, maintenance and payroll responsibilities in acute inpatient hospital and specialty outpatient services; contributes to Medical Center Management through membership on various medical center committees; influence managers and other officials to accept and implement findings and recommendations on organizational improvements or program effectiveness; acts as liaison with the affiliated medical school and clinical departments and coordinate the daily interactions between the two institutions; resolves administrative questions/problems relating to applicable residents, students and fellows; coordinates and investigates patient concerns or congressional inquiries; oversees the completion of all required reports by determining what is required utilizing VA regulations, local memoranda and consultation with VA administrative staff; and plays a vital role in planning and implementation of medical audits, self-evaluation studies and other management reviews, participating in utilization review and performance improvement studies.