Senior Malaria Researcher

Core responsibilities:

• Strengthen the quality of malaria research and cost-effectiveness modeling for GiveWell's investments in malaria interventions
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of GiveWell's malaria investment portfolio
• Prioritize, investigate, and recommend updates to existing cost-effectiveness models
• Identify research and build cost-effectiveness models for promising new malaria interventions

This role creates positive change by strengthening malaria research and cost-effectiveness modeling, which directly informs GiveWell's investments in life-saving malaria interventions, potentially saving thousands of lives through more effective funding allocation.

Required qualifications:

• Expertise in malaria research and cost-effectiveness modeling
• Ability to develop comprehensive understanding of investment portfolios
• Experience with prioritizing and investigating model updates
• Capability to identify research opportunities and build new models
• Ability to act as expert advisor to grantmaking teams
• Research execution that withstands scrutiny

No compensation, perks, or culture highlights mentioned in the provided description.

GiveWell is an organization focused on finding and recommending the most effective charities to help donors do the most good with their donations, with a particular emphasis on evidence-based interventions in global health and poverty alleviation.