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Do you want to make a difference? 
Cognosante employees are passionate about improving people’s lives. With an innovative mindset and an unwavering commitment to those we serve, we partner with healthcare, civilian and defense agencies to deliver exceptional public services and programs. Our multi-faceted technology and customer experience (CX) solutions achieve program outcomes, solve critical challenges and create meaningful change. Whether we are helping Veterans access healthcare faster, ensuring that members of the military complete their missions safely, or helping people obtain health insurance, our work touches millions of people. Are you ready to make a difference?

Come Join Our Team 
We modernize, standardize, and streamline VA’s supply chain solutions in support of improving operational efficiencies, achieving seamless interoperability among partners and stakeholders, maximizing buying power, and ultimately improving Veteran healthcare. Veterans face complex healthcare needs and barriers unique to them, and we’re proud to help them access the care that they’ve earned. With many of our employees having served in the military, we understand what matters most to this community, and prioritize hiring Veterans and their spouses. We’re humbled to be a part of the team that serves those who served. Come join us on our mission to improve healthcare for our nation’s Veterans.
 
What is the position? 
Cognosante is seeking an experienced and highly motivated program scheduler to join our team to support a large program team in support of the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). You will oversee program schedules using Microsoft Project, coordinating with strategic customers and partners, supporting a program delivery vision. The ideal candidate must be energetic, communicative, intelligent, passionate, and collaborative.
 
What will I get to do?  
In this role you will be providing technical support to the program team by creating work breakdown structures, tasks, and resource assignments following program policies and processes. The ideal candidate will have the ability to influence and build strong relationships across multiple teams and with VA. Candidates must be comfortable working with junior to senior team members and multiple levels of managers and executives within Cognosante, VA, and our partners. This is a remote/telework position.
 
What qualifications do I need? 

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education
• 5 years of strong experience using MS Project & Jira.
• Must have experience in coordinating with various program/project participants to gather schedule data, including individual discrete events, relationships (dependencies) among events, and actual schedule progress
• Must possess the ability to validate schedule logic following data input and have the ability to create standard report formats and ad hoc reports as directed by senior staff
• Ability to obtain and maintain a VA NACI clearance
• Candidates that do not meet the required qualifications will not be considered.

 
What additional characteristics will help me thrive?  

• Knowledge of scheduling best practices (e.g., DCMA’s 14 Point Assessment, GAO Schedule Assessment Guide, etc.)
• Experience supporting programs for a Federal Government Agency or Department of Defense

• Familiar with Earned Value Management as it applies to schedules

• Experience building large program schedules
• Strong ability to foster collaborative work in dynamic team environment
• Motivated self-starter that excels in a dynamic, fast-paced environment requiring only limited supervision
• A team player and a consistent, dependable performer, with an excellent work ethic, flexible “can-do” attitude, and a results-driven commitment to success 
• Excellent written and verbal communication, skills 
• Strong prioritization and organizational skills and the ability to multi-task, with strong delegation and follow through
• Able to manage multiple competing deadlines
• Creative, analytical, customer service, problem solving, and trouble-shooting skills
• Availability to work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends as required
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Visio, etc.) 
• Open to occasional travel (~10% to VA and Cognosante locations)

What We Offer  

Our mission is to provide comprehensive and competitive pay, benefits, services, and programs to eligible employees and their dependents that:  

• Ensure optimal health and pro