Program Analyst (Informatics)

Qualifications Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-11: I have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the Federal Service, that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Program Analyst - Informatics Qualifying specialized experience includes communicating among stakeholders to facilitate and support organizational change applying a wide range of established practices, theories, and emerging information in relation to health care delivery, informatics, and applications independently completes analytical projects related to process improvement experience with data life cycle to include data design, collection, and management to input, retrieve, analyze, summarize, and present information and knowledge and use of national database architecture and file structure Or I have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M if related that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application Education cannot be credited without documentation Or have equivalent combination of successfully completed education and specialized experience directly related to the work of the position as outlined above that meets the requirements of the position Only education in excess of a master's or equivalent graduate education may be used to qualify applicants for the GS-11 level NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application Education cannot be credited without documentation MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-12: One (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the Federal Service, that is directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Program Analyst - Informatics Specialized experience: includes independently performing a full range of data analysis, to include collecting, evaluating, and synthesizing of data applies an end-to-end process to evaluate workflows, identify issues, and develop solutions based on best practice guidelines experienced knowledge and use of national database architecture and file structure, analytical techniques, and clinical applications development techniques acquainted with technologies that are likely to benefit healthcare delivery processes to troubleshoot functionality issues and develop solutions and ensures the success of multidisciplinary teams to lead and manage informatics-related projects. ]]>