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PROGRAM ANALYST

United States Fleet Forces Command

Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VAFull-time$63–99K/yrPosted 1w ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$63–99K/yr
Location
Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Program Analyst serves in the Health Physics Branch at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, managing radiation health physical examination and medical surveillance programs. The role includes auditing examinations and supporting documentation, tracking exams, addressing discrepancies, and preparing technical reports and procedural guides. The analyst also presents technical briefings and provides radiation health physical exam program training to military and civilian personnel under specified Navy standards.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Radiation Health Program ManagementRadiation Exam AuditingRadiation Protection Quality AssuranceMedical Data AnalysisTechnical ReportingRadiation Health TrainingMedical TerminologyREAB ProcessesRadiation ExposureProblem SolvingOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationComputer LiteracyPartnering

Qualifications

One Year Specialized ExperiencePhD or Three Years Graduate Education or LL.M.Master's or Two Years Graduate Education or LL.B. Or J.D.

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as a PROGRAM ANALYST in the Health Physics Branch (Code 105.57), Deputy, Radiation health division (Code 105.5A), Radiation Health Division (Code 105.5), Deputy, Radiological Control NNSY Waterfront (Code 105.1W), Radiological Control Office (Code 105) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

  • You will manage and maintain comprehensive medical surveillance and radiation health physical exam programs.
  • You will conduct internal audits of radiation health physical exam program according to the established protocol criteria.
  • You will prepare, administer, and document the radiation health program audit and surveillance program to include audits of radiation medical examinations and supporting documentation to ensure compliance with directives.
  • You will coordinate and actively track all radiation exams that are in process until completion.
  • You will provide corrective action response to management of all radiation physical discrepancies identified during audits.
  • You will produce and edit technical reports detailing findings and evaluations in addition to developing procedural guides.
  • You will prepare and present technical briefings and training.
  • Provide Radiation Health Physical Exam Program training to military and civilian personnel in accordance with the P-5055, MANMED, NAVSEA 3890000V and NAVSEA 3890288 standards.

Qualifications

GS-11 Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying knowledge of types of ionizing radiation medical examinations, medical terminology, REAB processes, reporting, documentation requirements of radiation health programs, duties of medical department personnel, radiation health officer duties and responsibilities, and occupational radiation exposure per NAVMED P-5055, MANMED and NAVSEA. Experience preforming and evaluating audits of radiation health physical examinations, quality assurance of radiation protection programs, and ionizing radiation work. Experience analyzing and interpreting medical data, proactively resolve issues, and communicate effectively both orally and written. Experience providing technical direction and communicating technical information for reports, instructions and operating procedures of a Radiation Health Program. GS-09 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying knowledge of types of ionizing radiation medical examinations, medical terminology, REAB processes, reporting, documentation requirements of radiation health programs, duties of medical department personnel, radiation health officer duties and responsibilities, and occupational radiation exposure per NAVMED P-5055, MANMED and NAVSEA. Experience conducting studies, collecting and organizing data for statistical reports or instructions and consulting with activity representatives. Experience providing technical direction and communicating technical information for reports, instructions and operating procedures of a Radiation Health Program. Experience analyzing, interpreting, and explaining medical data. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

GS-11: In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or Successful completion of 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degreeorPossession of an LL.M., that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ or A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. GS-09: In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree or Successful completion of 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or Possession of an LL.B. or J.D., if related that is related to this position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ or A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. How You Will Be Evaluated

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: Computer Literacy, Partnering, Written Communication, Oral Communication, Problem Solving and Reporting and Recommendations. This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review and Structured Interview. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Other Information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

How this job compares

Set against the 977 open Program Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$63–99K/yr
  • Virginia median$97–143K/yr96 salary ranges
  • US median$92–138K/yr592 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $81K, is 34% below the Virginia median midpoint ($122K) — in the lowest quarter of Program Analyst salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 200 open Program Analyst jobs in Virginia and 977 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Program Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (879 postings).
Education
287 of the 977 open Program Analyst jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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