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(2025 PhD/ABD graduates) Economic Consulting Senior Associate

crai
Oakland, CA, United States
Full-time

About Charles River Associates

Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations and governments around the world.

CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues.

Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its combination of industry experience and rigorous, fact-based analysis that provide clients with clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.

Job Overview

Senior Associates work closely with senior consultants on project teams. Successful candidates have a strong knowledge of economic concepts and a range of research and quantitative skills.

A typical Senior Associate would :

  • Conduct research in a team-oriented environment alongside some of the most respected academics, industry experts and regulators in the world;
  • Identify and conceptualize issues, design complex economic models to analyze data, and manage the research process;
  • Supervise, train and mentor junior analysts;
  • Assist in the development and presentation of client deliverables, including expert reports and white papers summarizing opinions, conclusions, and recommendations using market, industry or client-proprietary data;
  • Act as a primary point of contact for attorneys and other industry or government clients on a variety of practice-relevant issues;
  • Program, build models and / or perform regression analyses in statistical analysis programs (such as Stata, SAS, Python, R, Matlab or Mathematica);
  • Ensure the integrity and accuracy of analyses and opinions;
  • Participate in practice-building activities (training, recruiting, publication, expertise sharing, etc.).

Job Qualifications

  • PhD degree in economics with a completion date of December 2024 / Summer 2025 and an academic focus on quantitative research, with specializations like industrial organization, applied microeconomics, econometrics, labor, health, intellectual property, pricing and product launch, corporate finance, financial accounting, or other quantitative areas;
  • Curious and analytical thinkers who bring creative approaches to non-standard problems;
  • Effective written and oral communication skills;
  • Eagerness to learn new skills and programming languages;
  • Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership;
  • Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities;
  • Excellent time management and task prioritization skills;
  • Clear and demonstrated interest in consulting through coursework, work experience, activities, or attendance at CRA recruiting events;
  • Demonstrated understanding of, and ability to explain, economic, financial and / or accounting concepts, and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods;
  • Experience in Excel, Stata, Python, R, SQL, SAS, ArcGIS / ArcPy, or Cloud computing (Databricks / Spark, Google Cloud, Azure, AWS);
  • As much of our work occurs in our offices, minimal travel is required.

To Apply

  • Submit through this job posting :
  • Resume / CV please include current address, email and telephone number;
  • Cover letter 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;
  • Research / Job market paper please submit your original research or dissertation.
  • Candidates should also submit an application via EconJobMarket to submit letters of recommendation, as described in that posting.

Career Growth and Benefits

CRA’s robust skills development programs , including a commitment to offering 100 hours of training annually through formal and informal programs, encourage you to thrive as an individual and team member.

Additional leadership and collaboration opportunities exist through internal firm development activities.

We offer a comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package, wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being, and in-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Charles River Associates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE / AAE). As part of our focus on equity and inclusion, we work to ensure a fair and consistent hiring process.

We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.

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