NLSenior Vaccination Researcher
GiveWellUnited States + International (Remote)
Global health and wellbeingGlobal health and infectious diseaseResearch
Why this is on the board
In 2025 GiveWell distributed more than $400 million in donations, of which $50 million went to vaccination programmes — for 2026 that is expected to be well over $70 million. In this role you decide which research questions steer that money, and which programmes are scaled up or stopped.
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About the role
GiveWell’s mission is to help people in need as much as we can by researching the most cost‑effective ways to save and improve lives, sharing our work openly, and directing donations to the programs we believe will do the most good. Our work, which focuses on global health and well-being, is funded by tens of thousands of donors who rely on our research to inform their giving. We’ve grown from directing $1.5 million in 2010 to directing more than $400 million in 2025. We anticipate our total…
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