Remote jobs at Health Progress Hub (HPH)

JOB ALERT

RESEARCH AND SCALING OFFICER

Health Progress Hub HPH is hiring one or two Research and Scaling Officers to support high-impact global health organisations with country prioritisation, applied research and research management.

This is a remote contractor opportunity for candidates interested in global health, development, health policy and applied research.

ORGANIZATION

Health Progress Hub HPH

LOCATION

Remote, any time zone

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Contractor

HOURS

8 to 40 hours per week, agreed with the successful candidate

CONTRACT

Initial 6-month contract, with a strong possibility of extension. HPH is also open to discussing a longer contract from the start.

START DATE

As soon as possible

COMPENSATION

Relevant experience: USD 16 to USD 25 per hour

Early-career candidates: USD 10 to USD 16 per hour

The current team is paid USD 21 per hour, and HPH is open to a higher rate for exceptional candidates.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

15 October 2026

Applications are reviewed as they arrive, and offers may be made before the deadline. Early applications are encouraged.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Research and Scaling Officer will help high-impact charities decide where to launch and expand their programmes and manage research projects conducted by emerging leaders from low- and middle-income countries.

The successful candidate may work with charity founders, senior advisors, government officials, researchers and other leaders in global health.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Prioritisation Research

Review country prioritisation models, resources and underlying data.

Build or refine weighted factor models to help organisations systematically compare countries.

Conduct detailed research on potential countries, including disease burden, health systems, regulations, partners, costs and operating conditions.

Support HPH’s internal strategy on which global health problems to prioritise.

2. Research Management

Keep research projects on track by reviewing research questions, plans and expected outputs.

Review projects at midpoint and completion.

Provide written and verbal feedback to researchers and mentors.

Help promising research projects continue beyond the initial programme through HPH, partner organisations or the original research team.

3. Research Strategy

Improve HPH’s methods and quality standards for prioritisation research.

Develop research agendas across areas including lead exposure, transformative AI and global health, market shaping for essential medicines, and health systems strengthening.

Identify opportunities for HPH to support researchers and research organisations working on high-impact issues.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

HPH is looking for exceptional people rather than candidates who simply tick every box.

Applicants should demonstrate:

1. Ability to quickly understand new projects, questions, deliverables and constraints.
2. Strong project management and organisational skills.
3. Ability to manage multiple projects with limited supervision.
4. Experience taking work from an open research question through to an output used for decision-making.
5. Applied research or analysis experience in global health, development or health policy.
6. Ability to provide direct and useful written and verbal feedback.
7. Strong judgement and willingness to re-scope projects when necessary.
8. Strong interest in creating measurable impact in global health.
9. Experience starting, improving or fixing a project, team or process.

USEFUL BUT NOT REQUIRED

Experience managing other people’s research.

Experience with country prioritisation or weighted factor models.

Knowledge of health systems in low- and middle-income countries.

Experience with organisations such as Ambitious Impact, GiveWell-backed charities, J-PAL or Innovations for Poverty Action.

Experience using AI tools for research and analysis.

Experience working in a small or newly established organisation.

WHY JOIN HEALTH PROGRESS HUB

The successful candidate will become the first hire beyond the founding team and will have an opportunity to help shape how HPH operates and scales.

The role offers exposure to emerging leaders from low- and middle-income countries, global health charity founders, senior advisors and government officials.

HPH also offers flexible working hours, paid test tasks for shortlisted candidates, real ownership of projects and a strong possibility of contract extension and progression.

APPLICATION PROCESS

1. Application form, approximately 30 to 60 minutes.
2. Paid test task for shortlisted applicants, approximately 2.5 hours.
3. Interview.
4. Live work test.
5. Interview.
6. Reference checks.

HPH aims to review applications within 48 hours and may make an offer within a week of receiving an application.

For questions or adjustments to the application process, contact berke@healthprogresshub.org.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should apply through the Health Progress Hub application process and indicate how many hours they can commit and which areas of the role interest them most.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Download the full Research and Scaling Officer job description

DEADLINE

15 October 2026