Senior Program Analyst, Informatics

Position Overview: The Senior Program Analyst, Informatics provides advanced program planning, analysis, and evaluation support within a complex federal health IT environment.

This role leads the application of qualitative and quantitative analytical methods to assess program and business process effectiveness, identifies and mitigates risks, and drives operational excellence through data-driven recommendations.

The Senior Program Analyst demonstrates expertise in SAFe Lean-Agile principles and practices, supporting high-performing Agile teams and sustained organizational change.

Requires significant clinical informatics experience within a Veterans Administration healthcare setting.

Please note this position is contingent upon award (July/Aug 2026)

• Lead the planning, analysis, and evaluation of operating programs using advanced qualitative and quantitative analytical methods.
• Use source data to evaluate program and business process effectiveness, delivering insights that inform leadership decisions.
• Effectively manipulate and present complex program data to communicate status, trends, risks, and opportunities to stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Apply clinical informatics expertise to assess program operations and develop recommendations for improvement aligned with VA healthcare strategy.
• Identify, document, and mitigate program risks, developing risk registers and contingency plans in coordination with program leadership.
• Lead or contribute to business process improvement initiatives, including current-state analysis, future-state design, and implementation support.
• Demonstrate understanding and application of SAFe Lean-Agile principles and practices to drive value delivery and sustain organizational change.
• Support and empower high-performing Agile teams by contributing to PI planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and continuous improvement cycles.
• Develop and maintain program performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting products for internal and government client audiences.
• Mentor mid-level analysts and contribute to quality review of analytical products across the program team.