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Senior Nutrition Researcher

GiveWell· Research
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Remote$280k - $308kfull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Senior Nutrition Researcher at GiveWell to lead ambitious research agendas across nutrition sub-portfolios (Vitamin A Supplementation, iron supplementation, and CMAM/wasting treatment), perform rigorous evidence review, cost-effectiveness modeling, and external engagement to inform grantmaking decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Create and lead research agendas related to nutrition portfolios and answer complex questions informing grantmaking decisions.
  • Sift through questions, hone in on high-impact topics, and communicate externally about work; mentor and advise other researchers.
  • Shape a rigorous and creative research agenda combining empirical evidence review, cost-effectiveness modeling, expert discussions, and contextual judgment.
  • Design and oversee learning grants, scoping research questions through interpretation and integration into models; supervise researchers.
  • Build evidence base in new programmatic areas through synthesis, commissioning, and potential primary data collection to assess cost-effectiveness before major grantmaking.
  • Provide research support to grantmakers by stress-testing cost-effectiveness models and flagging uncertainty for further investigation.
  • Own grant investigations end-to-end from research question to grant recommendation; represent GiveWell to external counterparts.

Qualifications

  • A quantitatively oriented advanced degree (e.g., epidemiology, statistics, economics, public health, nutrition or related fields).
  • Substantial professional experience relevant to nutrition, including research roles, program design/implementation, monitoring and evaluation, or grantmaking/impact investing.
  • Ability to engage in cost-effectiveness modeling, empirical evidence synthesis, and external communication.

Skills

Required:Quantitative researchCost-effectiveness modelingEvidence synthesisCommunication and stakeholder engagement
Nice to have:Program design and evaluation

Benefits

  • Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance (US) for employee and dependents; premiums covered.
  • Four weeks of paid time off per year, plus a one-week organization-wide summer break.
  • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
  • Ergonomic home workstations or coworking space memberships.
  • Automatic 5% employer retirement contribution (403(b) for US-based staff).
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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