Senior Program Analyst - Rapid Response and Triage Team (RRTT)

Description

Leidos is looking for a Senior Program Analyst with a healthcare background to support the Veterans Health Administration's Office of Healthcare Transformation (OHT) for program management, transformation and implementation services. The Senior Program Analyst will participate as a member of a three-person Rapid Response and Triage Team (RRTT) which will triage new projects as identified by OHT and serve as a liaison with the government Project Lead to initiate the scope and staffing plan for the new projects.The RRTT will initiate project planning support while a new project is being staffed. RRTT members will provide initial project assessment, planning, and support plans and documentation, and will also provide a monthly briefing to the OHT Executive Leadership team.

Primary Responsibilities:

The Senior Program Analyst will work closely with other Rapid Response and Triage Team members to :

• Assess newly developed strategic project needs.
• Engage stakeholders in discussion.
• Initiate draft project scoping letters and response plans.
• Estimate levels of effort and staffing requirements.

Additionally, the Senior Program Analyst may support VHA OHT in the analysis and evaluation of healthcare program effectiveness:

• Conduct program reviews requiring systematic ways of assessing the quality of current and future VHA programs to determine ways to improve programs, inclusive of measuring success, outcomes, and improvement programs.
• Assist VHA in executing program operations to meet the previously established goals and objectives.
• Provide input on the program evaluation and improvement of the organization and management of projects and programs to increase productivity/program performance.
• Assist VHA OHT in the identification of program resources and assist in the development of program reports.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 12 - 15 years of prior relevant experience or master's degree with 10 - 13 years of prior relevant experience.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in health care operations.
• Knowledge and experience in VHA operations and successful engagement with senior leadership is essential to success in this role.
• Experience, skills and ability to assess newly developed strategic project needs, engage stakeholders in discussion, initiate a draft project scoping letter and response plan, estimate level of effort and staffing requirements.
• Excellent technical writing, verbal and written communication skills, including experience working directly with customers to discuss their requirements and objectives.
• Must develop a clear understanding of customer goals and objectives and shape work activities to satisfy them.
• Ability to demonstrate agility, flexibility, broad support, commitment to customer satisfaction, responsiveness to contract requirements, and proactive qualities.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with electronic healthcare records systems.
• Proven and extensive experience in a large-scale integrated Health Care System and with substantive programs focused on Veterans health care and outreach.
• Local to the VA Central Office (within 50 miles of 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20420) and able to work on-site at VACO at least two days per week.

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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