Supervisory Program Analyst

The Supervisory Program Analyst (Health Informatics) at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. This position is responsible for management, assessment, design, integration, modification, maintenance, and analysis of programs and processes related to the field of health informatics with the goal of improving patient care, population health, reducing costs and waste, and improving the staff experience. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/28/2026. 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-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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 as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-12) 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 Supervisory Program Analyst - Informatics. Qualifying specialized experience includes determining organizational unit goals and objectives in a constantly changing and developing health care field; independently performing a full range of data analysis, to include collecting, evaluating, and synthesizing of data; preparing briefing documents and making presentations to senior managers; assists with estimating program budgets, reviewing contractor and health informatics work plans, and progress report development; and experienced knowledge and use of national database architecture and file structure, analytical techniques, and clinical applications development techniques. NOTE: One (1) full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at Location: Houston, Texas

- Must be a current Federal employee or former Federal employee applying for reinstatement/VEOA appointment to meet time-in-grade requirements

- Have held a GS-12 grade for at least 52 weeks within the past 52 weeks (for GS-13 position)

- Submit SF-50(s) demonstrating time-in-grade eligibility (additional SF-50 required if most recent is within past year)

- At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12 in Federal Service, directly related to health informatics or program analysis

- Experience must include management, assessment, design, integration, modification, maintenance, and analysis of health informatics programs/processes

- Knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform supervisory duties (inferred from supervisory title)

- Ability to improve patient care, population health, reduce costs/waste, and improve staff experience (inferred from duties)