Senior Policy Analyst
Falls Church, VA - USA
Job Summary
HeiTech Services is seeking a Senior Policy Analyst to support a federal program that helps ensure service members experiencing serious illness or injury receive consistent timely and well-informed disability-related determinations and support. The work strengthens the policies quality controls operating procedures and oversight mechanisms used to evaluate program performance and improve outcomes for service members and their families. This position offers an opportunity to influence nationally significant programs connected to military readiness individual well-being and the fair administration of critical benefits and services.
The Senior Policy Analyst will evaluate laws regulations court decisions federal policies and program results to determine operational impacts assess compliance and recommend practical courses of action. The analyst will translate complex requirements and research into clear policy recommendations decision papers reports briefings implementation guidance and quality-improvement actions for senior federal leaders. Working closely with the Program Manager other analysts Government stakeholders and HeiTech corporate managers the Senior Policy Analyst will also oversee assigned personnel and help ensure work products are accurate timely well-supported and ready for executive review.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze new and amended federal laws regulations court decisions policies instructions and other guidance affecting federal health personnel disability compensation and benefits programs.
- Assess the operational and policy implications of proposed changes and present clear findings risks alternatives costs and recommended courses of action.
- Research develop evaluate and monitor quality-assurance policies procedures performance measures assessment tools and reporting requirements.
- Review program performance against established goals and indicators identify trends or compliance concerns and recommend policy process or corrective actions.
- Prepare decision papers policy analyses legislative reviews staffing packages implementation guidance briefings memoranda reports and responses to senior-leader inquiries.
- Support the development and refinement of enterprise quality-assurance plans including checklists sampling methods assessment procedures focus areas and performance goals.
- Conduct operational research and statistical analysis to support defensible recommendations and continuous program improvement.
- Supervise or oversee assigned personnel and maintain the quality timeliness consistency and completeness of policy and program-support activities.
- Coordinate policy products and staff actions with Government program leads subject matter experts analysts communications personnel and other stakeholders.
- Use databases spreadsheets reporting tools statistical methods and records-management practices to support policy planning compliance monitoring and program oversight.
- Support recurring and ad hoc reports surveys briefings communications oversight engagements and responses to internal and external information requests.
- Evaluate work products for clarity completeness factual support policy consistency and compliance with federal writing and staffing requirements.
- Maintain complete organized and traceable supporting records for policy analyses recommendations decisions approvals and follow-up actions.
- Work with the Program Manager and HeiTech corporate managers to address staffing performance quality training risk and employee-support needs.
- Protect sensitive federal information and comply with applicable requirements governing records management privacy confidentiality cybersecurity and Controlled Unclassified Information.
- Bachelors degree in public policy political science public administration business administration health administration or a related field.
- Active Project Management Professional certification or Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
- At least five years of experience supervising or overseeing personnel.
- Experience maintaining quality-assurance programs and supporting policy planning technical analysis and legislative analysis.
- Experience interpreting and implementing Department of Defense Department of Veterans Affairs or comparable federal policies and regulations.
- Knowledge of federal health personnel disability compensation benefits case-management or related program regulations and operations.
- Experience analyzing laws regulations policies court decisions or legislative developments and translating them into operational recommendations.
- Skill using databases spreadsheets and reporting tools to develop coordinate analyze and present program information.
- Experience applying statistical analysis and records-management practices in support of policy development compliance or program oversight.
- Experience preparing executive-level policy analyses decision papers staffing packages briefings memoranda reports or implementation guidance.
- Strong research critical-thinking writing editing communication organization and stakeholder-coordination skills.
- Ability to supervise personnel manage competing priorities meet short deadlines and maintain consistent quality across multiple work products.
- Availability during standard Eastern Time business hours Monday through Friday.
- Ability to successfully complete and maintain at a minimum the required Tier 1 federal background investigation and satisfy applicable personnel-security and suitability requirements.
- Ability to complete required onboarding training confidentiality system-access telework and Controlled Unclassified Information protection requirements.
Compensation & Benefits
- Compensation: $110000-$125000
- Benefits: Health life dental vision and disability insurance (eligible after 30 days).
- Additional: HSA 401(k) with employer match and educational reimbursement
This position is contingent upon contract award. HeiTech Services is proactively identifying qualified candidates in anticipation of a potential federal contract award. Qualified applicants may be contacted for prescreening and interviews prior to award. Employment is contingent upon successful contract award and completion of all required pre-employment and security requirements.
HeiTech Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation and gender identity) national origin age disability veteran status or any other protected status under applicable law.
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HeiTech Services may utilize technology-assisted tools including artificial intelligence to support the review of application materials. These tools are used to enhance efficiency; however all hiring decisions are made by human reviewers in accordance with federal hiring guidelines.
Required Experience:
Senior IC