Research Analyst

You are able to interface respectfully, effectively, and efficiently with people in all program areas at GiveWell and externally.

You are sufficiently comfortable with quantitative reasoning to summarize main points and identify key details within technical content.

GiveWell is focused on programs that aim to save lives and improve human well-being in low- and middle-income countries.

You actively seek out and adopt new tools and technologies—including AI and emerging platforms—that can improve our efficiency and impact.

Our benefits include:

Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance (we cover 100% of premiums within the U.S. for you and any dependents)

Four weeks of paid time off per year

Four months of fully paid parental leave

Ergonomic home workstations or coworking space memberships

403(b) retirement plan

Commons team, you will support our broader research team in identifying cost-effective giving opportunities.

commitment to transparency

and ensuring that the work we produce is accurate and high quality.

Summarizing results from the monitoring and evaluation reports that grantees send us

Updating our cost-effectiveness analyses to reflect new information or analysis performed by other research staff

Providing occasional project management support (more detail below)