Management and Program Analyst (Cancer Program Manager)

Veterans Health Administration; Bay Pines (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration seeks a Management and Program Analyst to serve as Cancer Program Manager at a large VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, Florida, supporting medical and surgical oncology services and a research program affiliated with a major medical school.

The role focuses on cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, navigation, and patient outcomes; coordinates Cancer Committee meetings; prepares agendas and reports; conducts auditing; ensures staff training meets

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: Consulting for disciplines within the Healthcare System in matters related to cancer prevention, diagnosis, provision of care, treatment, survivorship, navigation, and patient outcomes.
• Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 years full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such degree or LL.M., if related.
• Combination: Combine education and experience to qualify at this level.

Responsibilities

• Consulting for disciplines within the Healthcare System in cancer-related matters.
• Coordinates and facilitates Cancer Committee meetings to monitor compliance with Commission on Cancer standards.
• Prepares quarterly meeting agendas, minutes, and summary reports for the Medical Executive Council.
• Performs auditing activities as required based on State, National VA National Oncology Data Program.
• Ensures all credentialed and non-credentialed staff meet minimum education and training requirements.

Skills

Cancer prevention

Care coordination

Program management

Auditing

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

3 years graduate education

Job description

The Management and Program Analyst serves as the Cancer Program Manager in a large, complex VA Medical Center with medical and surgical oncology services and a research program affiliated with a major medical school. The work of the position supports the care and treatment given to patients with malignant conditions and certain benign central nervous system (CNS) tumors.

Qualification Requirements

• To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/21/2026. 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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. Examples of appropriate SF-50's include: Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or SF-50's at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old. Award 50's do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade.
• You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
  • Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Qualifying specialized experience is defined as: Consulting for disciplines within the Healthcare System in matters related to cancer prevention, diagnosis, provision of care, treatment, survivorship, navigation, and patient outcomes. Coordinates and facilitates Cancer Committee meetings to monitor compliance with Commission on Cancer standards. Prepares quarterly meeting agendas, minutes, and summary reports for the Medical Executive Council. Performs auditing activities as required based on State, National, VA National Oncology Data Program. Ensures all credentialed and non-credentialed staff meet minimum education and training requirements.
  • Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 years full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such degree or LL.M., if related. NOTE: Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.
  • Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience (Transcript required).

Additional Information

• 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/.