Department of Justice

Program Analyst (Data Analytics)

Washington, District of Columbia Full time

Program Analyst (Data Analytics)

Department: Department of Justice

Location(s): Washington, District of Columbia

Salary Range: $102415 - $158322 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is located in the Criminal Division, Fraud Section, Health Care Fraud Unit. The incumbent serves as a Program Analyst (Data Analytics) and is responsible for analyzing health care claims data, identifying anomalous billing patterns, supporting investigations, and providing subject matter expertise to prosecutors and investigative partners. Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

Major Duties:

  • Conduct independent data analysis to identify potential new fraud investigations; complete and fulfill data analysis and information requests for law enforcement health care fraud investigations; and support and provide investigative leads.
  • Apply knowledge of federal healthcare program rules, coding/claims processing systems (CPT, HCPCS, ICD), reimbursement structures, and provider and beneficiary enrollments to identify abnormalities and emerging fraud schemes.
  • Design and employ appropriate algorithms to discover patterns in data sets.
  • Identify patterns in claim volume, utilization, geographic distribution, or sudden changes in billing behavior that may indicate fraudulent conduct.
  • Validate analytic findings using comparative analysis, sampling, and other rigorous methodologies.
  • Provide expertise on program policies, claims systems, and health care benefit structures.
  • Prepare written reports, presentations, and visualizations summarizing analytical results for prosecutors, management, and investigative partners.
  • Provide training to DOJ staff, U.S. Attorney’s Offices, and partner agencies on health care claims data, fraud typologies, and analytic methods.

Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must have one year of specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-11 Federal grade level. Examples of specialized experience include: analyzing and interpreting data; identifying trends or patterns in data sets; validating data accuracy; and developing reports that support areas of study or investigations. To qualify at the GS-13 level, applicants must have one year of specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-12 Federal grade level. Examples of specialized experience include: conducting complex data analysis by identifying and interpreting patterns, trends and outliers in large data sets; validating analytical findings by comparing appropriate samples; leveraging data to support areas of study or investigations; and summarizing large volumes of data into clear reports for decision makers.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments, and required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents sections. The complete application package must be received by 11:59 PM, Eastern Time, on 03/09/2026. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM, Eastern Time, on 03/09/2026. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside at least 3 hours to take the USA Hire assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. For more general information, system requirements, reasonable accommodation information, and to request assistance regarding the USA Hire Assessments, review the following resources: https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us. You may update your application documents and some questions related to your personal information at any time during the announcement open period. However, you will not be able to make changes to questions related to assessing the minimum qualifications and competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics) mentioned in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section above. To make an allowed update to your application, return to your USAJOBS account (https://usajobs.gov). There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Click on this link: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application. Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Human Resources team at CRM.RA@usdoj.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-09