TRAVEL REQUIRED:

Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required.

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED:
Relocation expenses reimbursed No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:
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U.S. Citizenship is required.

Completion of a financial disclosure statement may be required.

Must be able to meet/maintain suitability & security requirements.

Completion of a probationary period is required.

Selective Service registration if you are a male born after Dec. 31, 1959.

You must possess the education and specialized experience as described to be determined basically qualified for this position.

All requirements must be met before the closing date of the announcement.

In addition to the education requirement, applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower band, IIA, or level equivalent to the GS-13 in the federal service, or comparable private or public sector experience. For this position, specialized experience is defined as: 1) demonstrated experience identifying economic issues and applying economic concepts and tools to design and conduct studies that evaluate health care programs and policies; 2) demonstrated experience evaluating economic research conducted by federal agencies, private entities, or academics to determine implications for health care programs and policies; and 3) experience advising teams or workgroups on the selection of appropriate research methods to address desired research objectives related to health economics

You must meet all qualifications requirements before the closing date of this announcement.

Economist Series, 0110 Qualification Standard

A. Degree in economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus;

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B. Combination of education and experience - courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

**YOU MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT SHOWING THIS REQUIRED COURSEWORK. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF CONSIDERATION.**

This is a bargaining unit position.

Based on the staffing needs, additional selections may be made through this vacancy announcement. 

Selectee will be required to file a Financial Disclosure Statement. (if applicable)
 
Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid for by the GAO.

Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System. Visit SSS.

Selectees will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. At the time of appointment, selectees will be required to update the OF-306.

Selectees will be subject to a determination of suitability for Federal employment.

GAO provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request accommodation, please email ReasonableAccommodation@gao.gov.

GAO's policy is to provide equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

GAO is part of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government. As such, all positions are in the excepted service. Initial appointments, permanent or indefinite, to the GAO require completion of a probationary period.

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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

The questionnaire will assess your qualifications for the job. If you meet all of the qualification requirements, your application will be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for veteran's preference will receive selection priority over non-veterans. Please make sure that your responses to the assessment questions are supported in your resume. Follow all instructions carefully as incomplete answers, errors, or omissions may affect your rating. Your rating will be invalid if you fail to include a narrative reply to any vacancy question(s) that requires further explanation or your reply is "see resume."

Please follow all instructions carefully. If you provide incomplete answers, fail to provide a narrative response to any assessment question(s) that requires further explanation, or if your response to an assessment question is "see resume”, your rating may be affected or you may be determined ineligible.

All applicants will be rated based on their responses to the assessment questions, in conjunction with the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s):

• Skill in advising teams on the appropriate research methods and facilitating technical work to address research objectives.
• Skill in advising teams on collecting, organizing, and presenting economic information in a concise and balanced manner.
• Extensive knowledge of advanced economics including theories, practices and techniques relevant to conducting research studies of health care issues.
• Extensive knowledge of qualitative and quantitative economic techniques that can be applied to analyzing health care issues, including evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of health care programs, operations, and policies.
• Skill in developing independent economic analysis under limited oversight or guidance.
• Skill in reviewing and assessing literature, policy, technical and other documents related to the analysis of health care issues.
• Skill in analyzing health care data from a variety of entities (public and private sector) and communicate the results in non-technical terms.
• Skill using statistical software, such as SAS or Stata, to address health economics questions through the use of econometric models and other advanced data analysis techniques.
• Skill in effectively communicating orally and in writing to prepare reports, participate in interviews and meetings, and to make presentations to agency officials, congressional staff, and others.

Veterans Preference applies to this announcement.  For more information regarding veterans’ preference please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/index.aspx

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Drug test required No