• Job Description

  Req#: 731826300
  This position is located in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Center for Medicare (CM), Medicare Contractor Management Group (MCMG)/Division of Change and Operations Management (DCOM).
  
  As a Health Insurance Specialist, GS-0107-13, you will serve as program expert overseeing, managing and coordinating the quarterly health insurance shared system release process.
  
  Duties
  
  
  • Develop, prioritize, and implement the quarterly shared system releases including tracking change requests in draft and scheduling releases, ensuring the quality and timeliness targeted for the release managers assigned release.
  • Partner with analysts within the division and across CMS to educate and assist peers in the development and release of Agency quarterly shared system releases.
  • Schedule and lead pre-review meetings early in the release to resolve any potential confusion with these requests, and to provide a forum for interested or impacted parties to engage in one-on-one discussions.
  • Conduct risk management procedures to reduce risk to releases by monitoring maintainer and user reports, attending weekly status meetings and workgroups, and following-up with business owners on outstanding issues related to the quarterly release.
  • Provide technical expertise and training support to divisional and CMS staff on the CMS enterprise-wide change management systems and release management practices.
  
  
  Requirements
  
  
  • You must be a U.S. Citizen or National to apply for this position.
  • You will be subject to a background and suitability investigation.
  • This is a remote position; however, the position reports to a CMS Office on a periodic basis. Requirements to report to the office will vary and can be discussed at the time of interview.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  ALL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET BY THE CLOSING DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.
  
  Your resume 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 receiving further consideration.
  
  In order to qualify for the GS-13, you must meet the following: You must demonstrate in your resume at least one year (52 weeks) of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal government, obtained in either the private or public sector, to include: (1) overseeing, managing, and coordinating the quarterly health insurance shared system release process; AND (2) serving as a lead or technical expert to resolve issues related to system releases; AND (3) developing standards, policies, procedures, or instructions to ensure system compliance.
  
  Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
  
  Click the following link to view the occupational questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12002969

• About the company

  The United States Department of Health and Human Services, also known as the Health Department, is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". Before the separate federal Department of Education was created in 1979, it was called the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

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