What are the responsibilities and job description for the R Subject Matter Expert / Trainer position at DRT Strategies?
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 vision a reality.
Project Description
DRT provides public health, technology, data, communications, and visualization support to enhance the government’s ability to use public health data to address diverse, complex, and emerging problems. This includes designing and developing application and database solutions. In addition, this team develops innovative data capture and analysis techniques to enhance safety research and recommendation efforts across the country.
Job Summary
A R subject matter expert (SME) is needed for training in R for staff (via series of virtual sessions) in the Virgin Islands Department of Health Epidemiology Division. The Division relies on R as its primary coding language for data analysis and dashboard development. R is being used in developing the public-facing dashboard. The agency requires this training to build the capacity of additional staff, ensuring they gain the necessary skills to effectively use R for ongoing projects. This will enhance the sustainability of the agency’s initiatives by reducing dependency on a few experts and empowering more team members with the ability to manage and analyze public health data independently and contribute to ongoing development and sustainability of dashboard projects. The training will strengthen the agency's technical capabilities and contribute to more efficient, long-term operations.
Responsibilities
DRT offers full-time benefit eligible employees a competitive total compensation package. Employees may begin participating in employer sponsored group medical, dental, and vision coverage on their first day of employment. DRT also has a 401(K)-retirement plan, company paid short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, AD&D coverage, and an employee assistant program (EAP). Employees may also elect critical illness coverage, accident coverage, flexible spending accounts, and health saving account options. The DRT leave programs include Paid Time Off (PTO) each calendar year, paid holidays annually, paid parental leave, and unpaid job protected leave administered in accordance with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
DRT Strategies, Inc. (DRT) follows the guidelines outlined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to provide all employees and qualified applicants employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.
Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities will be provided. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources by emailing HR@drtstrategies.com, or by dialing 571-482-2517.
For additional information, please review the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal, E-Verify (English), E-Verify (Spanish). Right to Work (English), Right to Work (Spanish).
Please be aware of recruitment fraud where malicious individuals might pose as DRT Strategies. Only job postings and emails from drtstrategies.com are authentic and legitimate communications regarding DRT Strategies employment opportunities. Please contact Human Resources at hr@drtstrategies.com if you believe you have received a fraudulent email.
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 vision a reality.
Project Description
DRT provides public health, technology, data, communications, and visualization support to enhance the government’s ability to use public health data to address diverse, complex, and emerging problems. This includes designing and developing application and database solutions. In addition, this team develops innovative data capture and analysis techniques to enhance safety research and recommendation efforts across the country.
Job Summary
A R subject matter expert (SME) is needed for training in R for staff (via series of virtual sessions) in the Virgin Islands Department of Health Epidemiology Division. The Division relies on R as its primary coding language for data analysis and dashboard development. R is being used in developing the public-facing dashboard. The agency requires this training to build the capacity of additional staff, ensuring they gain the necessary skills to effectively use R for ongoing projects. This will enhance the sustainability of the agency’s initiatives by reducing dependency on a few experts and empowering more team members with the ability to manage and analyze public health data independently and contribute to ongoing development and sustainability of dashboard projects. The training will strengthen the agency's technical capabilities and contribute to more efficient, long-term operations.
Responsibilities
- Identify suitable training objectives
- Prepare and lead training on R
- Develop the agency's ability to analyze public health data - confidently perform data manipulation, statistical analysis, and visualization tasks using R
- Develop the agency's ability to develop and maintain dashboards - staff will be capable of maintaining existing dashboards
- Develop the agency's ability to sustain and scale ongoing public health projects using R In all, the training will strengthen the technical capabilities of the team, ensuring they can handle current and future data-related challenges.
- Must have or be able to obtain a Public Trust with the US federal government
- At least five years of experience supporting public health data projects
- At least seven years’ experience working in R
- Prior experience developing and conducting training
- Must have excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Must be well-organized, proactive, and works well in a team-setting
- Skilled in communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences and collaborators
- Skilled in translating public health information, data, and concepts to functional technical requirements
- None
- Bachelor’s degree in public health, data, statistics, or a related field; Masters preferred
- $85,000-120,000
- Salary commensurate with experience.
DRT offers full-time benefit eligible employees a competitive total compensation package. Employees may begin participating in employer sponsored group medical, dental, and vision coverage on their first day of employment. DRT also has a 401(K)-retirement plan, company paid short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, AD&D coverage, and an employee assistant program (EAP). Employees may also elect critical illness coverage, accident coverage, flexible spending accounts, and health saving account options. The DRT leave programs include Paid Time Off (PTO) each calendar year, paid holidays annually, paid parental leave, and unpaid job protected leave administered in accordance with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
DRT Strategies, Inc. (DRT) follows the guidelines outlined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to provide all employees and qualified applicants employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.
Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities will be provided. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources by emailing HR@drtstrategies.com, or by dialing 571-482-2517.
For additional information, please review the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal, E-Verify (English), E-Verify (Spanish). Right to Work (English), Right to Work (Spanish).
Please be aware of recruitment fraud where malicious individuals might pose as DRT Strategies. Only job postings and emails from drtstrategies.com are authentic and legitimate communications regarding DRT Strategies employment opportunities. Please contact Human Resources at hr@drtstrategies.com if you believe you have received a fraudulent email.
Salary : $85,000 - $120,000
