Overview
DRT Strategies delivers expert management consulting and information technology (IT) solutions to large federal agencies, the U.S. Navy, state and local government and commercial clients in health care, technology, and financial services industries.
The three letters of our name, DRT, stand for Driving Resolution Together, which is the core philosophy on which the company was founded. That is, we collaborate with our clients to solve their most pressing challenges - together.
We are problem solvers dedicated to your success, combining Fortune 500 experience with small business responsiveness. We have established a reputation with our clients as a forward-thinking consulting firm with demonstrated success in implementing solutions that lead to meaningful results. Our world-class consultants unite people to work collaboratively to achieve project goals and make your vision a reality.
Project Description
DRT provides data, technology, and mission support to its federal public health partners. We collaborate to address diverse, complex, and emerging problems within the public health domains of environmental health, infectious disease, chronic disease, and emergency preparedness/response. Our support drives the adoption of emerging best practices and technologies to increase the usefulness and value of public health data. Our team develops innovative data capture and analysis techniques in the field to enhance emergency response efforts all around the world.
Job Summary
The Public Health Data Integrator works directly with public health professionals, data analysts, project coordinators, and developers. The Integrator supports public health analyses by identifying and implementing the best techniques and solutions to access, transform, and access data. They collaborate with developers and data team to enable customization of capability features and functionality to meet requirements. They access public health databases, data structures, and data flows to recommend and perform the import, structuring, and encoding of public health data.
Responsibilities
- Identifies, coordinates, harvests, and exposes data sources across multiple domains and classification levels for ingestion.
- Gathers input and requirements for methodology development, tool modification, and tailored mission support.
- Assists, instructs, and educates non-technical personnel on data integration processes.
- Develops and implements advanced data management systems design, or redesign, to utilize new technologies.
- Develops, codes, tests, and maintains database programs.
- Maintains data integrity by working to eliminate redundancy.
- Stays informed of the ways the organization uses its data and recommends emerging techniques and technologies to enhance data use.
Required Experience
- Must have or be able to obtain a Public Trust with the US federal government
- At least four years’ experience in data related roles
- Experience with public health data
- Experience with Microsoft SQL Server
- Knowledge of public health data and related privacy requirements (HIPAA, PII, etc.)
Preferred Experience
- Recent experience with HHS (FDA, CDC, etc.) environment and standards: SDLC, technical architecture, release processes
- Completed trainings or certifications in data science, public health, or computer science disciplines
Education and Training
- Degree(s) in Data Science, Computer Science, Public Health, or related field