Recent Graduate - Management & Program Analyst

To be eligible as a Recent Graduate:

Individuals who, within the previous 2 years, completed a qualifying associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate, vocational, or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution. Therefore, you must have completed your educational program no earlier than March 6, 2024. Veterans who were precluded from applying due to their military service obligation begin their 2-year eligibility period upon release or discharge from active duty. Eligibility for veterans cannot exceed 6 years from the date they completed their degree (or certification). Therefore, veterans must have completed their educational program no earlier than March 6, 2020.

About the role:

We are seeking to fill Management & Program Analyst (GS-0343-7/9) positions in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Click on "Learn more about this agency" for more details!

You can expect to use qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze and evaluate internal organizational programs and administrative operations to determine their efficiency and effectiveness.

Salary:

$51,283 to - $100,315 per year

Where we're hiring:

• Atlanta, GA
• Bethesda, MD
• Boston, MA
• Chicago, IL
• Dallas, TX
• Denver, CO
• Kansas City, MO
• New York, NY
• Philadelphia, PA
• San Francisco, CA
• Seattle, WA
• Washington, DC
• Woodlawn, MD

What you'll do:

• Perform limited studies, analyze, and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of health care, health regulatory, or human services-related programs, or a segment of any program, within CMS.
• Develop routine policies, guidelines, instructions, and procedures for administrative and management requirements.
• Compile data and prepare administrative status reports for review at all levels.
• Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of managerial operations in meeting established goals and objectives.

Qualifications:

In order to qualify for the GS-07, you must meet one of the following:

Specialized Experience: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: 1) Assisting staff members in analyzing the effectiveness of management or administrative programs, practices, or processes; and 2) Preparing and coordinating a variety of written products for routine policies, guidelines, procedures or instructions.

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Substitution of Education for Experience: You may substitute education for specialized experience at the GS-07 grade level by possessing at least one full year of graduate-level education. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended - OR -

Superior Academic Achievement: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university AND one of the following provisions of superior academic achievement:

A grade-point average of "B" (3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale) for all completed undergraduate courses or those completed in the last two years of undergraduate study. For example, 2.95 is rounded to 3.0, and 2.94 is rounded to 2.9.

• A grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all required courses completed in your major field of study, or those required courses in your major completed in the last two years of your undergraduate study.
• Rank in the upper one-third of your class in the college, university, or major subdivision.
• Membership in a national honor society (other than freshman honor societies) recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. - OR -

Combination of Experience and Education: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements at the GS-07 grade level. The percentage of your total qualifying experience the education must equal to 100% to qualify for this grade.

In order to qualify for the GS-09, you must meet one of the following:

Specialized Experience: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: 1) Evaluating the effectiveness of management or administrative programs, practices or processes; and 2) Providing recommendations for improvement of programs, practices or processes.

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Substitution of Education for Experience: You may substitute education for specialized experience at the GS-09 grade level by possessing a Master's Degree or equivalent graduate degree or at least 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. - OR -

Combination of Experience and Education: Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the GS-07 grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at the GS-09 grade level. Therefore, only education in excess of one full year of graduate-level education may be used to combine education and experience.

ALL TRANSCRIPTS are required at the time of application to verify satisfactory completion of the educational requirement related to substitution of education for experience and combination of experience and education. Please see "Required Documents" section below on what documentation is required.

Your resume (limited to no more than 2 pages) must include detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. Evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe your experience will result in an ineligible rating. This will prevent you from being considered further.

You MUST apply through USAJOBS by 3/06/2026 to be considered.