Supervisory Administrative Specialist

The incumbent will serve as one of eight Supervisory Administrative Specialists (SAS) within Hospital and Specialty Medicine and is part of the administrative leadership team reporting directly to the Business Officer. The SAS is expected to work in collaboration with the section directors providing leadership and direction.To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, 06/05/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement : Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

• For a GS 11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. For a GS 9, you must have serviced 52 weeks at the GS 7.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

Minimum Qualifications GS 9:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position.
  • Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: knowledge of clinical operations and workload management in healthcare delivery systems; knowledge of human resources procedures; knowledge of basic budget and accounting principles; ability to analyze current or projected operational programs in order to establish priorities and milestones; knowledge of analytical tools and techniques used to gather, analyze and report and/or present information; skilled in oral and written communication in order to prepare and present recommendations and solutions regarding complex issues. OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D., if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. Education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Education cannot be credited without documentation. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED. OR,
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of the first year or 18 semester hours) and specialized experience equivalent to GS 7 described above to meet the total experience requirements. Education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. Education cannot be credited without documentation. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED.

Minimum Qualifications GS 11:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS 9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position.
  • Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: ability to apply knowledge of healthcare system guidelines and standards to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of programs; Administrative management to include Human Resources, contracting, procurement, space, and capital equipment management; skilled in oral and written communication in order to prepare and present recommendations and solutions regarding complex issues; knowledge of basic budget and accounting principles and techniques; knowledge of analytical tools and techniques used to gather, analyze and report and/or present information in a cohesive and relevant format (e.g., flowcharts, decision trees, demographic analysis, forecasting and feasibility or needs assessment studies; reports, proposals, charts, graphs, workload trends and resource needs).
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M, if related. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. Education must have been obtained in an accredited college, or university. Education cannot be credited without documentation. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED.
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond a master's degree) and specialized experience equivalent to the GS 9 as described above to meet total experience requirements. (Only education in excess of a masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree is credible.) Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. Education must have been obtained in an accredited college, or university. Education cannot be credited without documentation. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at .A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: .

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: .