Vice President, Culture & Communications

Why RTI

RTI International is an independent, scientific research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Our vision is to address the world's most critical problems with technical and science-based solutions in pursuit of a better future. Clients rely on us to answer questions that demand an objective and multidisciplinary approach—one that integrates expertise across social, statistical, data, and laboratory sciences, engineering, and other technical disciplines to solve the world’s most challenging problems.

We believe in the promise of science and technical solutions, and we push ourselves every day to deliver on that promise for the good of people, communities, and businesses in the US and around the world. If you are looking for the opportunity to make a real difference, RTI is the place for you.

About the Hiring Group

We are seeking an accomplished and strategic Vice President, Culture and Communications to lead an integrated enterprise portfolio spanning culture and belonging, employee experience and listening, learning and leadership development, organizational development, internal and executive communications, RTI Insider, and Community Affairs. This highly visible leadership role will shape how employees experience RTI, how leaders communicate and engage, and how the organization builds the culture and capabilities required to advance its mission and strategy.

The Vice President will champion a One RTI culture that strengthens connection, inclusion, trust, and shared purpose across the institute. By aligning culture, communications, employee experience, and organizational development, this leader will help employees understand how their work contributes to RTI's mission, strategy, values, and impact. The Vice President, Culture and Communications will lead the portfolio's teams and hold accountability for enterprise strategy, operating plans, budget, talent, service delivery, and measurable outcomes, while serving as a trusted advisor and influential partner to senior leaders across the organization.

• Sets and delivers an integrated enterprise strategy for culture, belonging, employee experience, learning and development, leadership development, and organizational development, aligned with RTI's strategic plan, People Strategy, values, and employee value proposition.
• Advances a One RTI culture by strengthening inclusion, trust, connection, leadership effectiveness, career growth, organizational capability, and team performance.
• Leads employee listening and organizational assessment, translating data and stakeholder insight into clear priorities, interventions, and measurable improvements in culture, employee experience, and organizational health.

• Sets the strategy and provides oversight for internal, executive, and employee communications and RTI Insider, ensuring clear, timely, coordinated, and audience-relevant communications.
• Advises executives and leaders on communication strategies, leadership messaging, employee narratives, and engagement approaches that connect employees to RTI's mission, strategy, decisions, values, and impact.
• Partners across Human Resources, Corporate Communications, and the institute to align communication priorities, channels, and resources and deliver a coherent employee experience.

• Leads RTI's Community Affairs strategy, including charitable giving, memberships and sponsor ships, community partnerships, employee volunteerism, and communications supporting community impact.
• Establishes a long‑term, measurable approach that advances RTI's mission and demonstrates meaningful commitment to the communities in which employees live and work.

• Leads the…