GiveWell
global health and development
SeniorCrossCuttingResearcher
“Senior Cross-Cutting Researcher at GiveWell. Skills: research methodology, quantitative analysis, statistical analysis, modeling, cost-effectiveness analysis, impact evaluation. tackling thorny methodological questions. pressure-testing our conclusions”
What You'll Achieve.
identify and fund cost-effective giving opportunities; save and improve lives on a global scale; directing more than $400 million in 2025; save more than 340,000 lives
Industry & Context.
tackling thorny methodological questions; pressure-testing our conclusions; figuring out how to incorporate local field insights into our cost-effectiveness models; research questions; hard research questions; blind spots in our research
attend international site visits and conferences (on average 1-2 per year), attend quarterly whole-org and department retreats, commit to a work schedule that has some overlap with American working hours and the schedules of key coworkers
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
SQL proficiency, years of experience
Nice to Have
PhD preferred, specific ML framework experience, cloud platform certs
What You'll Do.
tackling thorny methodological questions
pressure-testing our conclusions
ensuring research quality as we scale
developing frameworks for comparing health interventions to poverty alleviation programs
designing a 'lookback' study to assess whether our past grants achieved their intended impact
figuring out how to incorporate local field insights into our cost-effectiveness models
shape and execute a research agenda
bring rigor and creativity to research questions
conduct research on cost-effectiveness and impact
identify and fund cost-effective giving opportunities
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
work on problems that span all of GiveWell's grantmaking areas; collaborate with grantmaking teams; bond with other team members; complete in-person work
Communication Scope
share the full details of our analysis with everyone for free; make our reasoning public and transparent; respond to all applications as quickly as possible
Process & Methodology
execute a research agenda
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