Global Health & Development Researcher

Founders Pledge

. Investigate high-impact funding opportunities, especially organizations and programs that can cost-effectively save and improve lives in the world's poorest countries .

Posted 10/28/2026full-timeRemote • United Kingdom, United States, GermanyMid-LevelSenior💰 $80,000 - $145,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in development economics, public health, and cost-effectiveness analysis, with strong analytical skills and the ability to build quantitative models. Capable of identifying high-impact funding opportunities and effectively communicating complex concepts in writing.

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Development EconomicsPublic HealthCost-Effectiveness AnalysisQuantitative ModelingAnalytical Skills

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Hard Skills

Research SkillsLiterature ReviewEvaluation TechniquesQuantitative FrameworksGrant RecommendationsMicro-Interventions AssessmentFunding Opportunity InvestigationData AnalysisStatistical AnalysisEvidence-Based Decision Making

Soft Skills

Intellectual CuriosityGood JudgementConscientiousnessCommunication SkillsCollaboration

Industry Keywords

High-Impact FundingUltra-High-Net-Worth DonorsDynamic Start-Up EnvironmentResearch InvestigationsStakeholder Engagement

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Investigate high-impact funding opportunities, especially organizations and programs that can cost-effectively save and improve lives in the world's poorest countries
Conduct rigorous evaluations and make multimillion-dollar grant recommendations monthly
Expand the range of interventions considered, including novel interventions requiring active grantmaking
Evaluate direct interventions, research opportunities, rigorously backed micro-interventions, and high-risk, high-reward big bets
Undertake research investigations to answer key questions
Conduct literature reviews
Investigate promising funding opportunities to determine whether they meet the recommendation threshold
Contribute to internal and external reports and other materials
Work with internal and external stakeholders to get funding opportunities funded
Interact with ultra-high-net-worth donors as the subject-matter expert and answer detailed questions about research
Report to the Global Health & Development Lead

Requirements

What you’ll need

Domain expertise relevant to the role, including development economics, public health, or cost-effectiveness analysis
Transferable research skills from fields such as medicine, finance, or the hard sciences also considered
Excellent analytical skills
Comfort expressing views numerically and working with systematic quantitative frameworks
Understanding of, and ability to build, quantitative models
Ability to express nuanced evidence and complex concepts clearly in writing
Ability to identify potential high-impact funding opportunities in new cause areas
Ability to find and assess relevant academic research, reports, and experts
Good calibration and awareness of the limits of one's knowledge
Intellectual curiosity and openness to alternative viewpoints
Conscientiousness and prioritisation skills
Good judgement
Ability to work well with others, communicate honestly and directly, and accept feedback
Willingness to work in a high-growth, dynamic start-up environment and tolerate ambiguity
Confidence and experience to lead research independently
Candidates based in the UK, USA (ideally East Coast), or Germany
Great home Wi-Fi connection

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fully remote work with no regular office attendance expected
Option to arrange a desk in a co-working space close to home
Global team offsite once per year
Each team has the opportunity to meet together at least once per year
Necessary work equipment provided
Flat organizational structure
Opportunity to help shape the future of philanthropy
Inclusive and diverse workplace
Equal opportunity employer