Data Analyst

The Senior Data Analyst supports the Veterans Health Administration Specialty Care Program Office by providing enterprise data management, reporting, analytics, business intelligence, and automation services supporting specialty care programs, healthcare transformation initiatives, Oracle Health modernization efforts, PACT Act implementation, budget management, and organizational performance improvement activities. This position develops data-driven solutions that support executive decision-making across national healthcare programs., * Develop, test, implement, maintain, and enhance databases, dashboards, scorecards, reports, and performance measurement tools.

• Gather, validate, reconcile, and analyze data from multiple VA and VHA data sources.
• Design and develop Power BI dashboards and executive-level reporting solutions.
• Build automated data acquisition and reporting processes using Microsoft Power Platform technologies.
• Support integration of contractor-developed solutions with authorized VA systems and enterprise data repositories.
• Develop data visualizations, dashboards, trend analyses, forecasting models, and operational assessments supporting healthcare and business operations.
• Convert legacy Excel-based business processes into modern Microsoft 365 and Power Platform solutions.
• Create administrator guides, end-user documentation, training materials, and knowledge transfer artifacts.
• Present findings and recommendations to program managers, executives, and stakeholders.
• Support performance measurement, program evaluation, strategic planning, and enterprise reporting activities.
• Analyze healthcare, operational, and financial data to identify trends, risks, gaps, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Support development of budget, workload, resource allocation, and utilization analyses for leadership.

The work is fast-paced and highly collaborative, requiring strong clinical informatics expertise, adaptability, attention to detail, and the ability to perform effectively under pressure during critical implementation and stabilization periods., * Minimum 8 years of progressive data analytics experience.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Healthcare Informatics, Health Information Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Business Analytics, or related field. Master’s preferred.
• Strong proficiency with Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, SharePoint, and Excel.
• Experience supporting VA, VHA, federal healthcare, or Federal healthcare delivery organizations.
• Working knowledge of VHA data repositories including:
• Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW)
• VistA
• VSSC
• RAMP, * Experience designing executive dashboards and operational performance reporting.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, analytics methodologies, and business intelligence practices.
• Experience supporting advanced analytics, automation, and emerging data-driven technologies preferred
• Ability to communicate complex findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• U.S. Citizenship required. Must be eligible to obtain a Federal security clearance/NACI background investigation.

All candidates must be able to:

• Sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift
• Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
• Lift up to 20 lbs
• Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
• Push/pull with 30 lbs of force, Do you have a minimum of 8 years of progressive data analytics experience?* Do you have a Bachelor’s Degree in Data Analytics, Data Science, Healthcare Informatics, Health Information Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Business Analytics, or related field? Master’s preferred.* Should this role require a hybrid work arrangement, do you currently reside within the DC Metro or Northern Virginia region?* What are your salary expectations for this position?* Please describe your VA experience, including the program office(s) you supported, your role, and any key points of contact (if applicable):* The Department of Veteran Affairs requires all federal employees and federal contractors to have lived in the United States of America (US) for three (3) years prior to their appointment at a federal facility. Have you lived in the US continuously for the past three (3) years?*

Invitation for Job Applicants to Self-Identify as a U.S. Veteran

• A “disabled veteran” is one of the following:
• a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or
• a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
• A “recently separated veteran” means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran’s discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
• An “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran” means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
• An “Armed forces service medal veteran” means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.