Senior Researcher, New Areas

GiveWell

Senior New Areas Researcher at GiveWell directing funding towards cost-effective interventions. Leading research agendas and answering complex questions to inform grantmaking decisions.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $280,000 - $308,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Switching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You'll create and lead ambitious research agendas related to our portfolios of work and answer complex questions that will inform GiveWell's grantmaking decisions.
You'll sift through the countless questions we could try to answer, and hone in on those that matter most.
You'll communicate externally about your work and mentor and advise other researchers on the team.
You will shape a research agenda that brings rigor and creativity to the thorniest questions the GiveWell new areas team faces.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A 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 (broadly defined). This could include direct experience with program design, monitoring, or evaluation; epidemiology; cost-effectiveness modelling of health interventions; or work in program implementation or funding at a bilateral, multilateral, or NGO. We're especially interested in candidates who enjoy being generalists: you are able to get up to speed quickly on new topics and you feel comfortable task-switching.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance (we cover 100% of premiums within the US for you and any dependents)
Four weeks of paid time off per year, plus a one week organization-wide summer break
16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
Ergonomic home workstations or coworking space memberships
Automatic contribution equal to 5% of your gross salary into your 403(b) retirement plan (for U.S. based staff)

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Hard Skills & Tools

epidemiologypublic healtheconomicsprogram designmonitoringevaluationcost-effectiveness modellingprogram implementationfunding

Soft Skills

communicationmentoringadvisingcreativityrigortask-switchinggeneralist

Certifications

advanced degree