Senior Malaria Researcher

The role

You will join a small grantmaking team to research malaria interventions. You will shape a research agenda using empirical evidence review, cost-effectiveness modeling, and discussions with subject matter experts.

What you will do

• Sift through research questions to hone in on those that matter most
• Shape a research agenda using empirical evidence review and critical synthesis
• Perform cost-effectiveness modeling
• Conduct discussions with subject matter experts
• Communicate research findings externally to the public and donors
• Mentor and advise other researchers on the team

Required qualifications

• A quantitatively oriented advanced degree (e.g., in epidemiology, statistics, economics or related fields)
• Substantial professional experience in the malaria landscape (broadly defined)
• Must be based in US, UK, Canada, Switzerland, or Germany
• Work authorization for non-US locations

Nice to have

• Experience in epidemiological or health economics modeling
• Experience in program implementation or funding

Benefits

• Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 100% premium coverage within the US for employee and dependents
• Four weeks of paid time off per year
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Ergonomic home workstations or coworking space memberships
• Automatic 5% gross salary contribution to 403(b) retirement plan for US staff

Before you apply

• Must be based in US, UK, Canada, Switzerland, or Germany
• Visa sponsorship is only possible for the US and is assessed case by case
• Hiring process includes a short application exercise and up to 15 hours of compensated work trials
• If you applied and were rejected for similar researcher roles within the last year, you should hold off on applying

About the company

GiveWell researches cost-effective ways to save and improve lives and directs donations to impactful programs. They are a large private funder of global development efforts.