Senior Water Researcher
GiveWellUnited States + International (Remote)Global health and wellbeingGlobal health and infectious diseaseResearch
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Why this is on the board
GiveWell directs hundreds of millions of dollars each year on the basis of its own research; the water team consists of three people. As a senior researcher you help determine which questions get investigated and which grants are recommended — your evidence analyses send tens of millions a year to the programmes that, according to that research, get the most out of it.
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 programmes 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…
Requirements
| Language | English is enough |
|---|---|
| Work authorisation | Sponsorship available |
| Screening | Not mentioned |
| Where you work | Remote · United States + International (Remote) |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | Not stated |
| Posted | 18 August 2026 |
| Closes | No closing date given |
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