Geospatial Statistician

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 vision a reality.

Project Description:
DRT provides GIS solutions 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 includes the design, development, and enhancements of internal and external applications, websites, and database solutions with geospatial components. Our team develops innovative data capture and analysis techniques in the field to enhance emergency response efforts all around the world.

Job Summary:
The Geospatial Statistician works directly with public health GIS analysts, coordinators, epidemiologists, and technologists. The Statistician supports geospatial analyses by identifying and implementing the best techniques and solutions for complex public health issues.

Responsibilities:

• Provides geospatial statistical support in applicable public health disciplines (environmental health, emergency preparedness/response, chronic disease, infectious disease, injury)
• Collects, analyses, and interprets scientific data within public health systems and databases
• Supports the selection of the best analytical methods and techniques for complex public health issues
• Applies a variety of analyses and techniques such as cluster analysis, regression analysis, sampling design, local and global measures of spatial association, and geographically weighted regression
• Utilizes geospatial and statistical tools such as R, SAS, SQL, Python, and the ArcGIS Suite
• Provides guidance and inputs in the domains of public health, environmental, and population data to support analyses
• Completes tasks on time with minimal supervision but supports collaboration across teams

Require Experience:

• Must have or be able to obtain a Public Trust with the US federal government
• At least seven years’ experience with Experience with ArcGIS suite of GIS products and extensions, and statistical software including but not limited to SAS, Python, SQL, and R
• Experience with identifying statistical approaches to best examine problems associated with environmental sampling and exposure, epidemiology, and health program planning and evaluation
• Experience with explaining technical concepts and applications to non-GIS project audiences
• Knowledge of geospatial and mapping concepts such as spatial analysis, map projections, etc.
• Excellent data management skills

Preferred Experience:

• Recent experience with CDC environment and standards: SDLC, technical architecture, release processes

Education & Training:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Public Health, Geography, Computer Science, GIS or related field; Master's Degree preferred

Salary Range:

• $80,000-$105,000
• Salary commensurate with experience.

Company Benefits:
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).

EEO Commitment
DRT Strategies, Inc. (DRT) celebrates diversity and is proud to provide Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local laws.

Reasonable accommodation 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 [email protected] , or by dialing 571-482-2517.

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 [email protected], or by dialing 571-482-2517.

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