Senior Malaria Researcher

GiveWell

Senior Malaria Researcher at GiveWell focusing on global health and malaria research agenda. Contributing to rigorous agenda, communicating findings, and mentoring team members.

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

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will be joining a small grantmaking team to contribute to our ambitious research agenda on malaria.
You’ll sift through the countless questions we could try to answer, and honing in on those that matter most.
You’ll also 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 malaria team faces.
Your work will combine empirical evidence review and critical synthesis, cost-effectiveness modeling, discussions with subject matter experts, understanding of the broader context, and your own judgment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A quantitatively oriented advanced degree (e.g., in epidemiology, statistics, economics or related fields)
Substantial professional experience in the malaria landscape (broadly defined). This could include experience in epidemiological or health economics modeling, and/or in program implementation or funding.

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
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

empirical evidence reviewcritical synthesiscost-effectiveness modelingepidemiological modelinghealth economics modeling

Soft Skills

communicationmentoringadvisingjudgmentcreativity

Certifications

advanced degree