- Position Title
- Economist
- Agency
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Announcement Number
- CMS-CM-24-12464492-IMP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Tuesday, July 2, 2024 to Wednesday, July 10, 2024
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP):
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following documents at the time of application: (1) Documentation showing abolishment of position or separation (i.e., Certificate of Expected Separation (CES), Agency certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation, Notice that your position is being abolished, Letter stating you are eligible for discontinued service retirement, Specific Reduction-in-Force separation notice, OR Notice of proposed removal because you declined a directed reassignment or transfer of function out of the local commuting area); (2) Your latest performance rating showing a rating of at least "fully successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty station.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the Department of Health and Human Services? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following documents at the time of application: (1) Documentation showing abolishment of position or separation (i.e., Certificate of Expected Separation (CES), Agency certification that you are in a surplus organization or occupation, Notice that your position is being abolished, Letter stating you are eligible for discontinued service retirement, Specific Reduction-in-Force separation notice, OR Notice of proposed removal because you declined a directed reassignment or transfer of function out of the local commuting area); (2) Your latest performance rating showing a rating of at least "fully successful" (level 3); AND (3) Your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), or equivalent personnel action showing your tenure, position occupied, and duty station.
2.
Current Career or Career-Conditional Employees within CMS in the Center for Medicare (CM):
Are you a current, permanent career or career-conditional employee in the competitive service within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the Center for Medicare?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following document at the time of application: A copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 must reflect:
• Career or Career-Conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2 in Block 24);
• Your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1 in Block 34);
• The highest grade and step held on a permanent basis; AND
• That you currently work within CMS in the Center for Medicare.
Are you a current, permanent career or career-conditional employee in the competitive service within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the Center for Medicare?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit the following document at the time of application: A copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50), reflecting your permanent, competitive status. Your SF-50 must reflect:
• Career or Career-Conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2 in Block 24);
• Your status is in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1 in Block 34);
• The highest grade and step held on a permanent basis; AND
• That you currently work within CMS in the Center for Medicare.
Preferences
1.
If you are a male at least 18 years of age, born after December 31, 1959, have you registered with the Selective Service System?
2.
In the last five years, based on the closing date of this announcement, have you served or are you currently serving as an Executive Branch political, Schedule C, or Non-career SES appointee? You can find out if you have held one of these appointment types by looking at your Standard Form (SF) 50s in your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF), in Section 5 where the legal authorities are listed.
- A political appointee is an appointment made by the President without confirmation by the Senate (5 CFR 213.3102(c)) OR an assistant position to a top-level federal official if filled by a person designated by the President as a White House Fellow (5 CFR 213.3102(z)).
- A Schedule C appointee occupies a position excepted from the competitive service by the President, or by the Director of OPM, because of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the position duties (5 CFR 213.3301 and 5 CFR 213.3302).
- A Non-career SES appointee is approved by the White House and serves at the pleasure of the appointing official without time limitations (5 CFR 317 Subpart F).
3.
Select the response or responses that best describe how you heard about this position INITIALLY or the VERY FIRST TIME YOU ENCOUNTERED CMS? This question is only designed to assist with recruitment planning efforts.
4.
Please provide the specifics about how you heard about this vacancy announcement. For example - where exactly did you hear of this position; which job fair did you interact with CMS; if it was word of mouth, who did you hear it from, etc? Enter N/A if "Not Applicable".
5.
If you are a Federal Civilian employee, under what type of appointment are you currently serving?
6.
If you are, or ever were a Federal civilian employee, indicate the pay plan and grade level or pay band of the highest graded position you have ever held on a permanent basis. For example: GS-12. (limit 10 characters). If not applicable, please enter N/A.
(limit 10 characters)
7.
If you are, or ever were, a Federal civilian employee, please indicate the dates of the highest graded position you held on a permanent basis, example: MM-YYYY to MM-YYYY, or to Present. If not applicable, please enter N/A.
(limit 150 characters)
8.
Are you a Federal civilian retirement annuitant? If yes, and you are selected for this position, your salary may be reduced by the gross amount of the Federal annuity paid during the period of re-employment. Please click here for more information about retired annuitants.
9.
Have you accepted a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) from a Federal agency within the past 5 years? If yes, and you are selected for this position, you must repay the entire (pre-tax) amount of the incentive to the agency which paid the buyout before your first day of work in the new position. Please click here for more information about VSIP.
Conditions of Employment
1.
In accordance with Executive Order (EO) 12964 and the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program governed by EO 12564, Federal employees MUST refrain from the use of ALL illegal drugs both on and off duty.
Marijuana use in any form (including medicinal), could deem a person unsuitable for Federal employment. State laws do not supersede Federal law.
Therefore, Federal employees MUST refrain from use of ALL illegal drugs (to include marijuana) on and off duty, even when residing in a state where marijuana use has been legalized for medicinal or recreational purposes.
Do you agree to refrain from all illegal drug use (to include but not limited to medicinal and recreational marijuana) if you are selected for Federal employment?
Marijuana use in any form (including medicinal), could deem a person unsuitable for Federal employment. State laws do not supersede Federal law.
Therefore, Federal employees MUST refrain from use of ALL illegal drugs (to include marijuana) on and off duty, even when residing in a state where marijuana use has been legalized for medicinal or recreational purposes.
Do you agree to refrain from all illegal drug use (to include but not limited to medicinal and recreational marijuana) if you are selected for Federal employment?
2.
If selected for this position, you will be required to report on a regular and recurring basis to the CMS Building located in Woodlawn, MD. This position may be eligible for telework in accordance with agency policy. I understand that this position has a regular and recurring in-person reporting requirement.
Assessment 1
Thank you for applying for the position of Economist, GS-0110-14, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Centers for Medicare (CM), Technology, Coding, & Pricing Group (TCPG)/Division of DMEPOS Policy (DDP). Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.
1.
From the following options, select the one response that best describes your education or combination of education and experience that meets the Basic Requirements for the Economist, GS-0110 Series.
2.
Select one statement from below that best describes your experience in order to meet the minimum qualification requirements for the position of Economist, GS-0110-14.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Serve as a technical authority to others in the development and analysis of complex econometric modeling, defining the precise economic problems to be investigated and solved.
4.
Initiate, formulate, and conduct economic modelling and studies related to the impacts of CMS policies on the national and local economies, government, communities, patients, beneficiaries, taxpayers, health care providers, physicians, suppliers, insurers and health plans, device, and pharmaceutical manufacturers, and/or other health system entities and businesses.
5.
Provide economic analyses for litigation support, appeals, and financial reporting purposes.
6.
Provide expert and authoritative advice and guidance in the analyses and pricing determinations for medical devices and services.
7.
Advise high-level decision makers and management officials regarding health economics.
8.
Research background information, the origin of laws and intended impact to make effective policy recommendations as it relates to cost benefit analysis, value-based payments, economic viability, technical feasibility, and political acceptability.
9.
Use professional judgment to determine what is reliable and of value for national economic analysis based on applicable economic and data science principles and criteria.
10.
Use advanced analytical techniques to develop computational algorithms and statistical methods to discover patterns and relationships in large volumes of economic data integral to the development of national policies and associated economic models.
11.
Develop actionable findings, inferences, conclusions, and recommendations for reports, briefing materials, and public documents that effectively convey economic and statistical information tailored to technical or non-technical audiences depending on the context.
12.
Lead teams that can include economists, health insurance analysts, biomedical engineers, actuaries, statisticians, social scientists, data scientists, Medical Officers, and contractors to develop findings which provide the basis for major policy decisions made by senior level Executive Branch officials and congressional staff.
13.
Work collaboratively with others and provide needed technical leadership and expertise to move teams toward completion of Agency goals.
14.
Use originality and creativity in generating and applying new concepts and hypotheses.
15.
Develop widely circulated analyses which are highly scrutinized in both public and private forums.
16.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, that my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 CFR part 731), or I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001), I understand that any information I give may be investigated.
17.
I certify that my resume includes detailed information as it relates to the responsibilities and specialized experience for this position. I understand that evidence of copying and pasting directly from the vacancy announcement without clearly documenting supplemental information to describe my experience will result in an ineligible rating, and I will not receive further consideration.