Program Analyst

Summary

This position performs a variety of complex research reporting and financial functions for the Center for Clinical Management Research (CCMR) - Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) service at VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS). CCMR is a Center of Innovation (COIN) - which is one of twenty COINs supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development (ORD). Each Center serves as a VA-wide resource on research issues in particular focus areas.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement - 06/26/2026. 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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. AND You may qualify based on your education/experience/combination as described below. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. GS-11 Grade Level Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 - in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include - but are not limited to: Collects and analyzes data and develops a wide variety of computer-generated databases using multiple software programs. Notifies local VA of manuscripts accepted for publication in journals. Develops procedures and system for establishing and verifying citation totals for Annual Reports. Monitors project teams for regulatory and reporting requirements Annual Reports and other systems. Assist with tracking completion of reporting requirements for HSR&D projects. OR - Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree - or three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree - or LL.M. - if directly related to the work of the position. OR - Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. Note: If qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience - transcripts must be submitted with your application. 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/.

Duties

• Duties may include - but are not limited to: From large volume of data collected from investigators and staff - determines which data are relevant for reporting purposes
• Collects and analyzes data and develops a wide variety of computer-generated databases using multiple software programs
• Develops procedures and systems for establishing and verifying data for reports
• Monitors project teams for regulatory and reporting requirements
• Updates and maintains project information for funded VA projects
• Assists with producing reports for leadership and supporting Annual Report preparations
• Support pre and post award activities as needed
• Assist with tracking completion of reporting requirements for funded projects
• Work Schedule: Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available Telework: Ad hoc Telework available upon approval of supervisor
• Duty Location Status: Will work from a VA owned or leased space
• Virtual: This is not a virtual position
• Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst/PD922290 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
• Virtual: This position may be authorized for Virtual Work
• Virtual Work eligibility is for current VA employees that are already subject to the return to the in-person work mandate in their current position
• Definition of Virtual Work: Employee works outside of original hiring duty station at a VA-owned or leased space
• Return to Office (RTO): RTO mandates are in effect and selectees will be required to report to in-person work unless they are approved for an exception or an exemption
• Any approval for an RTO exception - exemption - or extension will happen after a tentative job offer - but before a final job offer.