Program Analyst - Senior Business Analyst

Program Analyst - Senior Business Analyst
Veterans Health Administration
Sheridan, Wyoming US View Map

Program Analyst - Senior Business Analyst

The Veterans Health Administration is seeking a Program Analyst - Senior Business Analyst to support VISN 19 Business Office Support Services. This position serves as a senior business analyst supporting analytics, program monitoring, process improvement, data review, planning initiatives, and business intelligence activities across VISN 19, which includes VA Medical Centers and Community Based Outpatient Clinics across a large multi-state network.

Location: Glendale, CO; Grand Junction, CO; Fort Harrison, MT; Muskogee, OK; Oklahoma County, OK; Salt Lake City, UT; Cheyenne, WY; or Sheridan, WY

Vacancies: 1

Salary: $61,722 - $116,362 per year

Salary Note: Pay shown reflects the Rest of U.S. scale. Actual pay will be determined by the selectee's duty location.

Pay Scale & Grade: GS-9 to GS-12

Promotion Potential: GS-12

Work Schedule: Full-time

Appointment Type: Permanent

Telework: Eligible, as determined by agency policy

Remote: No

Virtual: This is a virtual position where the employee will work at one of the VISN 19 facilities

Travel Required: 25% or less

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Drug Test: Not required

Key Responsibilities:

Support the Business Intelligence Analyst in all phases of analytics for Business Office operations.
Maintain program requirements and criteria for assigned organizations.
Review reports involving trend analyses and ensure appropriate follow-up for compliance and conformity.
Review materials and monitor services for compliance with internal and external accrediting agency standards.
Analyze data and identify trends, issues, and areas of concern.
Alert leadership to possible discrepancies and recommend interventions or corrective actions.
Monitor data and make recommendations that address customer concerns while maintaining quality of health care.
Provide input into project design, information management systems, methodologies, and statistical analyses.
Monitor changes in clinical and administrative VA data systems and advise management on changes to data extraction and analysis methods.
Develop background information and management options for complex facility planning and implementation issues.
Ensure proposals and initiatives submitted for facility approval are complete and include accurate implementation requirements.
Support integration, phasing, and monitoring of planning initiatives.
Establish process controls to ensure approved recommendations and actions are completed.
Identify problems involving new or revised policies and procedures and elevate them for action.
Obtain timely actions, responses, and decisions on requests and ensure consistency with VISN 19 policy.
Provide specialized staff support in monitoring and analyzing changes in mission, goals, legislation, and technology.
Assist with or initiate development and revision of administrative policies affecting patient care or clinical services.

Basic Qualifications:

Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Must be a current permanent VISN 19 employee, VHA employee nationwide, VA employee nationwide, or CTAP eligible applicant.
Selective Service registration is required for males born after December 31, 1959.
Must be subject to a background/security investigation.
Must complete all required online onboarding requirements.
Must participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program as required for Department of Veterans Affairs health care personnel.
May be required to serve a probationary period.
Must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

GS-9 Qualifications:

Must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 level.
Specialized experience includes understanding management principles, administrative regulations, analytical techniques, business analytical concepts, and applying studies to make recommendations to leadership.
Applicants may also qualify with a master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.B. or J.D.
Applicants may qualify through a combination of specialized experience and qualifying graduate education.
Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements, including 52 weeks at the GS-7 level for this GS-9 position.

GS-11 Qualifications:

Must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level.
Specialized experience includes working with management principles, administrative regulations, analytical techniques, business analytical concepts, and applying studies to make recommendations to leadership.
Applicants may also qualify with a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.M.
Applicants may qualify through a combination of specialized experience and qualifying graduate education.
Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements, including 52 weeks at the GS-9 level for this GS-11 position.

GS-12 Qualifications:

Must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level.
Specialized experience includes expert knowledge of health care service administration, continuous quality improvement, data analysis, health care principles, and health care delivery systems.
Experience should include applying advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques to perform management analysis of current and projected diagnostic service programs.
Experience should include assessing and improving program effectiveness, complex management processes, and health care delivery systems.
Applicants must be able to independently analyze problems and present written and oral recommendations considering factors affecting health care management.
There is no educational substitution at the GS-12 level.
Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements, including 52 weeks at the GS-11 level for this GS-12 position.

Competencies:

Administration and management
Analysis and problem solving
Analytical reasoning
Computer skills
Health informatics
Accountability
Attention to detail
Customer service
Decision making
Flexibility
Influencing and negotiating
Integrity and honesty
Interpersonal skills
Learning
Reading comprehension
Reasoning
Self-management
Stress tolerance
Teamwork

Required Documents:

Resume
SF-50 / Notification of Personnel Action
Transcript, if using education to qualify
CTAP documentation, if applicable
Other supporting documentation, if applicable

Benefits:

Comprehensive federal benefits package.
Health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance options may be available depending on appointment type and work schedule.
Paid time off and federal retirement benefits may be available depending on appointment type and work schedule.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position held and whether the position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.

Application Deadline: June 29, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET

Status: This job announcement has closed and is currently listed as reviewing applications.

This position is open only to current permanent VISN 19 employees, VHA employees nationwide, VA employees nationwide, and CTAP eligible applicants. Applicants were required to submit a complete application package through USAJOBS by the closing date.