Charles River Associates · 18 hours ago
Associate Principal (Antitrust & Competition Economics)
Oakland, CA, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$170K/yr - $240K/yr
3+ years expCharles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm providing economic and financial expertise. The Associate Principal will work closely with clients on antitrust and competition economics, conducting research and developing economic models to analyze complex data while mentoring junior analysts.
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Responsibilities
Work closely with leading academics and consulting with attorneys and other clients in industry and government on a wide variety of finance, strategy and economics issues
Conduct research in a supportive, team-oriented environment
Act as a primary point of contact for clients and assisting in the development and presentation of client deliverables including expert reports summarizing our opinions, conclusions, and recommendations and third party financial, market and industry data
Independently conceptualize and identify issues, design complex economic and financial models to analyze economic and financial data
Program, build models and/or perform regression analysis in statistical analysis programs (such as Stata, SAS, R or Python)
Manage the research process, and supervising, training and mentoring junior analysts
Ensure the integrity and accuracy of analyses and opinions
Work with those testifying in judicial proceedings to provide economic analyses of mergers and other competition matters before the major competition authorities of the world
Assist with recruiting and training of new colleagues
Qualification
Required
Strong achievement in an undergraduate degree program and graduate degree program (Masters or PhD) with focused study in economics, mathematics, statistics, engineering or another quantitative discipline
Graduate degree plus 3-10 years of experience, consulting experience preferred
Demonstrated understanding of economic concepts, and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods
Exceptional written and oral communication skills
Experience programming, model building, and regression analysis using languages such as Stata, R, Python, or SAS
Preferred
Cover letter (voluntary) – please describe your interest in CRA and how this role matches your goals. Also, please note if you have interest in a particular practice and/or a location preference
Writing Sample (voluntary) – we prefer a sole-authored submission from an existing work (work product, published article or academic paper) that includes your commentary on a quantitative analysis and/or relevant to the field of economics
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Life and disability insurance
Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays)
Paid parental leave
Wellness programs and employee assistance resources
Commuter benefits
Company
Charles River Associates
Charles River Associates is a consulting firm specializing in financial, litigation, regulatory, and management consulting.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$250M2022-08-22Post Ipo Debt· $250M
1998-04-24IPO
Leadership Team
Paul Maleh
President and CEO
Adam Hart
Vice President
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