The Role
Lead investigational communications for a VA public health program: develop communication plans, manage media relations, write/edit materials across print and digital formats, draft briefing materials and talking points, and produce reports and presentations. Tailor high-stakes messaging for diverse audiences and collaborate with clinicians, epidemiologists, lab scientists, and data analysts to support outbreak response and patient notification efforts.
Summary Generated by Built In
**This position is associated with a future business opportunity and is currently in the pre-proposal phase. Hiring is contingent upon contract award.**
Overview
DRT Strategies delivers expert management consulting and information technology (IT) solutions to large federal agencies, 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:
This opportunity supports a national public health program within the Department of Veterans Affairs, focused on disease surveillance and rapid response to emerging health events across the VA system. The work involves epidemiologic investigations, large-scale patient lookback and notification efforts, and specialized public health laboratory testing in support of clinical care and outbreak response. Personnel collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, epidemiologists, laboratory scientists, data analysts, and communications staff to investigate potential exposure events and deliver timely, accurate findings. This is an onsite role based in Northern California, with occasional travel to affiliated medical facilities in the surrounding region. Ideal candidates bring prior experience in a federal health, public health, or clinical research setting and are comfortable handling sensitive patient information in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
Job Summary:
Oversees all investigational communications activities, including communication plans, media relations, and the writing/editing/proofreading of internal and external materials across print and electronic formats on behalf of the program.
Responsibilities:
Overview
DRT Strategies delivers expert management consulting and information technology (IT) solutions to large federal agencies, 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:
This opportunity supports a national public health program within the Department of Veterans Affairs, focused on disease surveillance and rapid response to emerging health events across the VA system. The work involves epidemiologic investigations, large-scale patient lookback and notification efforts, and specialized public health laboratory testing in support of clinical care and outbreak response. Personnel collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, epidemiologists, laboratory scientists, data analysts, and communications staff to investigate potential exposure events and deliver timely, accurate findings. This is an onsite role based in Northern California, with occasional travel to affiliated medical facilities in the surrounding region. Ideal candidates bring prior experience in a federal health, public health, or clinical research setting and are comfortable handling sensitive patient information in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
Job Summary:
Oversees all investigational communications activities, including communication plans, media relations, and the writing/editing/proofreading of internal and external materials across print and electronic formats on behalf of the program.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee all investigational communications activities, including the development of communication plans.
- Manage media relations and both internal and external communications.
- Write, edit, and proofread materials in print and electronic formats, including reports, schedules, catalogs, brochures, direct mail, emails, newsletters, press releases, articles, web content, presentations, posters, and exhibits.
- Draft planning documents, correspondence, briefing materials, speeches, talking points, and introductory remarks on behalf of the program.
- Prepare and compile comprehensive reports and presentations that communicate outcomes and recommendations from analytical studies.
- Tailor messaging for diverse, high-stakes audiences, including community members, leadership, and oversight stakeholders.
- Experience developing communication plans and writing/editing planning documents, correspondence, briefing materials, speeches, talking points, and introductory remarks.
- Experience drafting messages for diverse high-stakes audiences; community members, Congress, and agency/VHA leadership.
- Experience preparing, compiling, and designing comprehensive reports and presentations that communicate outcomes and recommendations from analytical studies.
- Demonstrated writing, editing, and proofreading across formats: reports, newsletters, press releases, articles, web content, presentations, posters, exhibits, direct mail, and email.
- Experience managing media relations and internal/external communications.
- Prior communications work on a VA/VHA contract, with VHA central-office communications, or with a VA medical center public affairs office.
- Experience in health, risk, or crisis communications — particularly patient-notification or public health emergency messaging.
- Experience coordinating with a central office communications directorate to drive recognition of key events and press releases.
- Strong portfolio of published or produced communications materials.
- Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, English, public health, or a related field required; advanced degree a plus.
- This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Public Trust clearance. Due to contract requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (green card holders) to be eligible.
- No agencies, third parties, or Corp-to-Corp submissions.
- $60,000 - $75,000
- Salary commensurate with experience.
Skills Required
- Develop communication plans and related planning documents
- Write, edit, and proofread materials across formats (reports, press releases, web content, presentations, newsletters, posters, direct mail, email)
- Draft briefing materials, speeches, talking points, correspondence, and introductory remarks
- Prepare and design comprehensive reports and presentations communicating analytical outcomes and recommendations
- Manage media relations and internal/external communications
- Draft messages tailored for diverse, high-stakes audiences including community members, Congress, and agency/VHA leadership
- Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, English, public health, or related field
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Public Trust clearance
- Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder)
- Prior communications work on a VA/VHA contract or VA central-office/public affairs office
- Experience in health, risk, or crisis communications (patient-notification or public health emergency messaging)
- Experience coordinating with a central office communications directorate and driving press recognition
- Strong portfolio of published or produced communications materials
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The Company
What We Do
DRT Strategies, Inc. (DRT) is an award-winning technology innovator and leading digital transformation partner to large federal agencies and commercial clients for nearly 20 years. The company is a ServiceNow™ Partner - Specialist, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Consulting Partner, UiPath Partner, SAFe Bronze Partner, Esri Bronze Partner, and holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018, and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certifications and has achieved CMMI-DEV Level 3. DRT is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with offices in Atlanta, Georgia. More information on the company can be found at www.drtstrategies.com.
