Senior New Areas Researcher

United States + International (Remote). Posted 5 months ago

The role

You will create and lead research agendas to inform grantmaking decisions. You will perform empirical evidence reviews, cost-effectiveness modeling, and design learning grants to identify cost-effective interventions.

What you will do

Create and lead ambitious research agendas
Answer complex questions to inform grantmaking decisions
Sift through research questions to find those that matter most
Communicate work externally
Mentor and advise other researchers
Combine empirical evidence review and critical synthesis with cost-effectiveness modeling
Design and oversee learning grants
Supervise researchers executing impact evaluations
Build evidence base in new programmatic areas
Provide research support to grantmakers

Required qualifications

Quantitatively oriented advanced degree (e.g., in epidemiology, public health, economics, or a related field)
Substantial professional experience in global health, or an adjacent field
Must be based in US, UK, Canada, Switzerland, or Germany
Work authorization required for all countries except US where sponsorship is assessed case by case

Nice to have

Experience with program design, monitoring, or evaluation
Experience with epidemiology
Experience with cost-effectiveness modelling of health interventions
Work in program implementation or funding at a bilateral, multilateral, or NGO
Ability to get up to speed quickly on new topics
Comfort with task-switching

Benefits

Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance
Four weeks of paid time off per year
One week organization-wide summer break
16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
Ergonomic home workstations or coworking space memberships
Automatic 5% gross salary contribution to 403(b) for US staff

Before you apply

Must be based in US, UK, Canada, Switzerland, or Germany
Visa sponsorship is only possible in the US and is assessed case by case
Hiring process includes a short application exercise and up to 15 hours of compensated work trials

About the company

GiveWell researches cost-effective ways to save and improve lives and directs donations to impactful programs. It is a remote-first organization and one of the world's largest private funders of global development efforts.