GiveWell Hiring: Researchers

By GiveWell @ 2026-03-23T21:41 (+15)

We're hiring Researchers to join our grantmaking teams, supporting research that directs hundreds of millions of dollars to the most cost-effective global health and poverty alleviation programs we can identify.

As a Researcher, you will:

• Analyze interventions and build cost-effectiveness models to inform funding decisions
• Review grant opportunities and assess whether they meet our bar for impact
• Tackle thorny research questions—on topics like malaria, water quality, cash transfers, and more—that don't have clear answers in the published literature
• Publish findings and reasoning publicly on our website
• Build relationships with academics, implementers, and other funders in global health

We're looking for detail-oriented, analytically rigorous people who communicate clearly and care deeply about improving global well-being.

Details:

• Fully remote (US and international candidates welcome)
• $162,400 (NYC/SF Bay Area) | $147,300 (all other US locations) | international rates available
• Fully funded health coverage, 4 weeks PTO, 16 weeks parental leave
• Compensated work trials are part of the application process

Our typical hire has a master's or PhD in a quantitative field (economics, public health, policy, or similar) with a few years of relevant experience, though we're open to exceptional candidates who don't fit that mold exactly.

If you're motivated by rigor, transparency, and having a direct impact on where money goes in global health, we'd love to see you apply.