Systems Program Analyst

Summary

The Office of Sterile Processing is responsible for providing mission critical operational guidance and oversight to over 190 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers and a workforce of over 3,500 sterile processing staff on all matters related to the reprocessing of critical and semi-critical reusable medical devices.

Duties

The duties of the Systems Program Analyst include, but are not limited to: Analyzes and evaluates designs, studies proposals, ideas and best practices submitted by field facilities and provides expert feedback and consultation to OSP staff, VHACO network field leaders and medical center leadership. OSP Program subject matter expert in analytics and informatics projects and initiatives. Modifying existing databases or datasets or directs other staff to make changes to conform existing data to data that can be analyzed by statistical software. Coding and preparing data for processing and may analyze archival datasets. Leading stakeholders with strategic planning and process automation planning such as the development of general analysis, strategic priorities and goals development and follows up with technical deployment plans and sufficient outputs in the format determined by project scope to inform decisionmakers about implementation progress. Performing business analysis tasks in support of short and long-term project plans and activities related to process automation and process enhancement. Preparing correspondence, presentations and final technical reports, projects, and initiatives related to customer service and permissioned access. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:30PM Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. 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. Position Description/PD#: Systems Program Analyst/PD00756A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/05/2026. 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 one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: (1) Data mining and analytics, to include sampling, exploration, modification, modeling and assessment and reporting; (2) Creating and modifying databases and datasets for analysis by statistical software; and (3) Engaging in strategic planning and process automation planning to support deployment plans and implementation progress. 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/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.