Evidence Action

Evidence Action

Executive Vice President, Evidence

United States · Exec

Sponsorship not specified$210k-$230kDetected 75 days ago
A/B TestingResearchLeadershipCollaborationEpidemiology

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Lottery odds (Level IV)94
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About the role

  • This is a role with two connected mandates under one leader.
  • Bringing these together in one senior role reporting directly to the CEO gives evidence a genuine, empowered voice in our decision-making.
  • In this role, you will sit on Evidence Action's Global Leadership Team (GLT), which sets organizational strategy and direction.

Responsibilities

  • Evidence Action was built on the belief that data should drive every decision, from how programs are designed and delivered to how resources are allocated and scaled.
  • Sharpen where Evidence Action's own evidence generation is uniquely valuable versus where other partners are better placed.
  • Design and implement the systems that let us review evidence consistently across our portfolio, including program stage gates and structured evidence and programmatic reviews at key decision points.
  • Own data quality assurance so it is structurally independent from evidence generation, setting methodology standards, commissioning re-surveys and integrity checks, and surfacing issues early and transparently.
  • About Evidence Action At Evidence Action, we deliver data-driven interventions that transform lives at an unprecedented scale.
  • You will partner with high-caliber colleagues in an environment blending innovation, autonomy, and teamwork.
  • If you are looking to work flexibly and with purpose, join a team that delivers measurable change for millions.
  • The Role Evidence Action was built on the belief that data should drive every decision, from how programs are designed and delivered to how resources are allocated and scaled.
  • Our recent Dispensers for Safe Water update reflects the transparent, evidence-first culture this role will help lead.

Requirements

  • You are willing to surface uncomfortable findings to senior leadership and to recommend a change of course when the evidence calls for it.
  • You have led similar technical teams, upholding quality assurance, in low- and middle-income country contexts with a grounding in operational rigor.

Skills

  • Identify where AI and modern data tools can strengthen evidence generation and decision-making at scale.

Compensation

  • $210k-$230k

Benefits

  • We identify neglected global health issues and deploy proven solutions, forging healthier futures for generations.
  • We measure progress and outcomes at every stage to ensure we are making a real impact for people living in poverty and suffering from preventable or treatable health issues.
  • Our Accelerator explores untapped opportunities in global health, testing low-cost interventions with the greatest potential to save and improve lives.
  • Institutionalize monitoring and learning (e.g. A/B testing) in programs so performance keeps improving well beyond launch.

Company info

  • Who You Are We are looking for a leader with rigorous technical training who has spent much of their career as a user and steward of evidence in real implementation settings, not primarily as an academic researcher.

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