Company Profile
RTI International
Company Overview
RTI International is one of the world's leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. We have more than 3,800 professionals providing research and technical services to governments and businesses in more than 40 countries in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, international development, economic and social policy, energy, and the environment.
Company History
In 1958, the idea of Research Triangle Park (RTP) was born with the guidance and support of government, education, and business in North Carolina. Located in the rolling hills of the Piedmont, the Research Triangle is defined by outstanding universities in the Triangle's three cities: North Carolina State University in Raleigh, Duke University in Durham, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina Central University in Durham.
As RTP expanded and prospered after its inception, so did RTI. Growing from a handful of scientists in central North Carolina in 1959 to more than 2,600 individuals working in 40 countries today, RTI is now one of the world’s leading independent, nonprofit research and development organizations.
Our activities both mirror and support national priorities and policies as well as diverse commercial, industrial, and academic endeavors. For instance, as public and government interest in environmental protection grew in the 1960s, so did related programs at RTI, building on our expertise in statistical, physical, and life sciences.
As our mission affirms, we are dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice through cutting-edge study and analysis in health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, democratic governance, economic and social development, energy, and the environment.
We are proud of our scientific stature and our reputation for innovation. By continuing to conduct impartial, reliable, multidisciplinary research and by helping to develop and broker new technologies for our clients, we seek to be the world's preferred resource for turning knowledge into practice.
Notable Clients
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Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
1958 Leaders in academia, business, and government establish RTI as the initial research organization and focal point for research in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. First projects include applied statistics and environmental research
1962 The first environmental project at RTI, a survey of public health attitudes on threats from air pollution, is completed.
1963 We begin our first international development project, a rural economic and agricultural statistics survey in Nigeria for USAID
1966 NASA names RTI one of seven teams created to ensure that technologies developed for space exploration are transferred to the commercial marketplace.
1971 Drs. Monroe Wall and Mansukh Wani report the isolation of Taxol® from the Pacific yew tree and note its potential as a cancer-fighting compound. Today, Taxol remains one of the most widely used anti-cancer drugs in the world.
1972 Micrometeoroid detectors built at RTI fly on NASA’s Pioneer 10 as it explores Jupiter, Saturn, and an asteroid belt. Pioneer 10 returned data until 1980, when it was more than two billion miles from earth.
1978 With USAID support, we begin helping Tamale, Ghana, execute plans for better health care services, better roads, drainage ditches, a water supply, and other elements of the rapidly growing city’s infrastructure.
1984 In a study for EPA, our environmental scientists discover that indoor air often fails to meet EPA’s ambient air quality standards. As a result, indoor air quality begins to receive national attention.
We begin licensing SAS procedures for SUDAAN®, building on work begun in 1972. SUDAAN remains one of the most widely recognized and internationally respected statistical research software packages.
1988 We begin work on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the major source of data on substance use and abuse for policy makers. SAMHSA has awarded us the contract through 2009.
1990 We begin working with Indonesia on a USAID-funded program to create a foundation for decentralized democratic local governance.
We lead the consortium that develops the Health Care Financing Administration’s minimum data set, a comprehensive documentation system that helps nursing home staff gather information on a resident's health, needs, and strengths.
1994 The first radar-based predictive wind-shear detection system, developed by us with NASA funding, is installed on commercial aircraft. This technology helps pilots avoid wind shear, which had been a major factor in aviation accidents and fatalities.
1995 We become one of the first organizations to put a new survey tool, audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI), to use in large-scale field interviewing.
1996 We begin assisting the South African government with its transition from the apartheid education system to a new system that provides an increasingly equal education opportunity for all South Africans.
1997 We team with UNC-Chapel Hill to become one of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s evidence-based practice centers. The RTI–UNC center has produced numerous systematic reviews and analyses of the scientific evidence on health care and health policy topics.
Our researchers receive the American Otological Society’s Presidential Citation for “major contributions to the restoration of hearing in profoundly deaf persons” for work with cochlear implant technology.
2000 We spin off a new company, Ziptronix, which produces integrated circuit chips that are less expensive, faster, and more powerful than existing chips.
We form a new business unit, RTI Health Solutions, to provide consulting and research expertise to pharmaceutical companies in designing risk management programs, evaluating disease burden, assessing safety, and measuring value for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device products.
2001 We announce the first significant breakthrough in thermoelectric research in 40 years: a new thin-film superlattice material that is 2.4 times more efficient and 23,000 times faster than current technology.
2002 An RTI-funded study estimates that more than a half-million people in the New York City metropolitan area may have developed post-traumatic stress disorder in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Our scientists develop new nanoengineered membranes that could enable a new generation of highly efficient separation devices for application in petroleum, chemicals and fuel production, and environmental clean-up.
2003 Our Pretoria, South Africa office begins a five-year study to improve women-focused HIV-prevention intervention programs.
We begin a project for USAID to establish democratically elected local governments throughout post-conflict Iraq.
2004 We begin developing an air quality management system to support efforts to reduce and control air pollution for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.
Working with CDC, our researchers provide the first state-by-state estimates of the share of obesity-attributable medical expenditures. Our results estimate that states spend as much as $75 billion a year in medical expenditures related to obesity.
2005 We win an "R&D 100" award for a technology that removes large amounts of pollution from synthetic coal gas, expanding the prospect for coal to replace imported petroleum and natural gas.
The National Center for Education Statistics releases data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002, conducted by us. The data files and reports include information about student achievements in reading and math.
We forge an innovative path in drug development by using a unique public-private partnership to bring an affordable new tuberculosis drug, PA-824, to clinical trials for the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance).
2006 We begin supporting direct interventions for malaria control in Angola, treating the homes of more than 600,000 people to prevent the spread of malaria. Similar efforts will be carried out in Uganda and Zanzibar.
2007 We complete the first-ever survey of sexual victimization among the nation’s incarcerated population, collecting data from 145 state and federal prisons nationwide.
Our experts in international health launch an integrated treatment program to address neglected tropical diseases to treat 40 million people annually for five years in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
We collaborate with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to compare the rates of child abuse and neglect among nearly 2,000 Army families with confirmed incidents of child abuse or neglect. The study finds that child abuse and neglect significantly increase when a parent is deployed to a combat zone.
2008 In conjunction with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Neonatal Research Network, we develop an assessment tool to help parents and doctors decide on an appropriate course of treatment for premature babies based on the child’s estimated probability of survival and disability.
Benefits
RTI offers competitive salaries, a generous benefits package, and a strong focus on mentoring and developing our greatest asset -- our employees. RTI's low attrition and high average tenure tells you that we are committed to our people and their professional and personal fulfillment.
Health
•Comprehensive medical
•Dental for your entire family
•Health care flexible spending account
•Jogging trails, on-campus and off-campus fitness centers, health-related classes, softball, basketball, soccer, corporate rate at area fitness centers
Financial
•403(b) tax-deferred account
•Company-sponsored retirement plan
Personal
•Life insurance
•Short- and long-term disability
•Dependent care flexible spending account
•Personal time off (up to 4 weeks of personal time in your first year)
•On-site, accredited child care center
•Flexible work environment
Additional Amenities and Information
Activities
While working at our main campus, you can take advantage of the popular jogging trails that wind through RTP, take a Pilates or yoga class, workout at the fitness center, or drop in for a pick-up game at the basketball court. Whatever your interests, there are a variety of ways to focus on your health or simply take a break from the workday.
Employee Programs
Should you decide to concentrate on the intellectual and expand your professional skills, RTI is ready to help. We are committed to developing the talent of all employees. Whether you are looking to improve your technical, business, or leadership skills, we offer a variety of programs that can be mapped to your goals. Our training professionals leverage the latest e-learning technology and our in-house workforce development experts provide executive coaching and other leadership and management development programs. And to foster professional opportunities for exceptionally talented individuals, we have instituted the RTI Fellow Program, with annual appointments of key researchers from our staff.
Office Locations
RTI maintains headquarters in North Carolina and seven regional offices in the United States (not including our other offices in North Carolina), six international offices, and two international subsidiaries, as well as project-specific offices around the world. Our staff work across these locations to provide our clients with the best team for their needs.