Management & Program Analyst

Full Job Description

This position is in the Surgical Services at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center Clarksburg, WV.

Surgical Services consist of General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Urology, Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Vascular Surgery, Podiatry, Optometry, Anesthesia, Gynecology/Women's Health.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 02/18/2026.

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-7 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-5.

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.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-7 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-5 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: analyzing problems to identify significant facts, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions, plan and organize work, and communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Education: To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement.

One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study.

GS-9 Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: knowledge of basic principles and practices of a management and program analyst sufficient to perform highly structured, entry-level work designed to develop broader and more in-depth knowledge and skill to perform higher-level assignments; communicate factual and procedural information clearly, orally and in writing; gather and analyze basic facts and draw conclusions.

OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience.

To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.

OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level.

You must have successfully completed graduate education and specialize experience to meet the total experience requirements for the position.

Only education in excess of 2 full years of graduate education is creditable towards meeting the total qualification requirements for this position.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: 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/.

Major Duties:

Assist upper management with personnel management in a clinical setting.

Participate in data collection, validation, interpretation, analysis, and reporting of appointment management, performance measures, patient data capture, electronic workload capture, and health care data capture.

Prepare and maintain all submission and administrative documents related to Human Subjects Review associated with the quality improvement, program evaluation, and research functions.

Plan, organize, and implement projects to increase efficiency and effectiveness of clinical operations.

Coordinate with other institutions and agencies involved in data gathering to evaluate new initiatives and progress toward program goals.

Plan, organize, and direct a team of program staff to implement projects, research, and quality improvement efforts.

Participates in External Peer Review Program (EPRP) to identify areas of improvement and implement identified performance improvement processes.

Assigns and tracks chart review assignments for peer reviews and professional practice evaluations.

Serves as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and/or provides oversight to designated CORs for Service acquisitions and contracts.

Serves in an advisory capacity to construction and/or renovation projects that affect Service space. All other duties assigned.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.

Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday; 7:30Am-4:00PM or 8:00AM to 4:30PM.

*Tour of duty subject to change based on the needs of the Medical Center Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Management & Program Analyst/PD235700 and PD25186O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized