[Remote] Research Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GiveWell is a research organization that identifies and funds cost-effective giving opportunities, focusing on global health and well-being. As a Research Analyst on GiveWell's Commons team, you will support the research team in identifying cost-effective giving opportunities and ensuring the accuracy and quality of the work produced.

Responsibilities

• Quality checking pages we publish about our work and spreadsheets that we rely on to inform our decision making
• Writing public summaries of the reasoning behind our grant decisions
• Answering defined research questions via desk research (for example, "What options does a maize farmer in Malawi have for selling their product?" or "How difficult is it for adults in rural Mozambique to purchase basic health commodities like chlorine tablets or insecticide treated nets?")
• 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
• Exploring ways to use AI tools to increase the efficiency and quality of our team's work
• Providing occasional project management support (more detail below)

Skills

• At least a bachelor's degree
• 1-5 years relevant experience
• Strong communicator: You write clearly and concisely
• Ability to interface respectfully, effectively, and efficiently with people in all program areas at GiveWell and externally
• Ability to clearly communicate what you believe and why, as well as what you are uncertain about
• Proactive in checking in when unsure about something or when noticing a potential problem
• Ability to translate clear, detailed write-ups about complex topics into clear and succinct public summaries
• Analytical: Ability to make judgment calls about how to interpret and use messy data and explain reasoning for choices
• Sufficiently comfortable with quantitative reasoning to summarize main points and identify key details within technical content
• Conscientious: Meticulous attention to detail
• Highly productive and organized
• Ability to carefully follow a process with many steps
• Thoughtful about how to approach work, keeping the big picture in mind
• Ability to perform high-quality work, with or without supervision
• Receptive to feedback and able to learn from mistakes
• Mission-motivated: Passionate about maximizing global well-being
• Curious and versatile: Excited to learn about a wide cross-section of grantmaking

Benefits

• 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

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