Senior Associate; Antitrust & Competition Economics practice

Senior Associate (Antitrust & Competition Economics Practice)

Boston, MA, United States;
Chicago, IL, United States;
Oakland, CA, United States;
Washington, DC, United States

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 provides clients with clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.

Our Antitrust and Competition Economics practice is an acknowledged leader in providing economic analysis, advice, and testimony for antitrust and merger cases worldwide. Clients include government agencies, law firms, and corporations of all sizes. Past engagements include work with parties to the Office Depot/Office Max, Texas Instruments/National Semiconductor, and Google/Motorola Mobility Holdings transactions. tailor our analyses to the facts of each case employing tools such as merger simulation, upward pricing pressure analysis, econometrics, bargaining theory, or game theory as needed.

Whether before a court or a regulatory agency, CRA consultants set a high standard for the clear communication of sophisticated economic analysis in complex cases.

• Work alongside some of the most respected scholars, specialists, industry experts and regulators in the world.>
• A comprehensive learning and development training program to foster your ongoing professional development and career growth:
  • Core programming on client development, developing as a manager, and coaching talent
  • Quarterly technical training taught by in-house experts and affiliated professors
  • Partnership with Linked In Learning for on-demand, self-paced coursework
  • Regularly scheduled “open classes” on topics such as presentation skills and giving feedback
• Mentorship and coaching from an assigned senior staff colleague
• Opportunities in recruiting, training, corporate sports teams, and volunteer activities in the local community
• In-house immigration support for foreign nationals and those conducting international business travel
• Tuition reimbursement program to cover training and skill development outside of CRA
• Wellness program to promote health and well-being (e.g., nutrition counselling, financial well‑being seminars, team fitness competitions)
• Excellent benefits package

• Supporting the development and presentation of client deliverables including expert reports summarizing our opinions, conclusions, and recommendations, and third‑party financial, and industry datali>
• Working with leading academics and senior practitioners in judicial proceedings to provide economic analyses of mergers and other competition matters before the major competition authorities of the world
• Supervising, training, and mentoring junior analysts in a supportive, team‑oriented environment
• Managing work streams, designing complex economic and financial models to analyze economic and financial data
• Programming, model building, and/or regression analysis in statistical analysis programs (such as Stata, SAS, R or Python)
• Ensuring the integrity and accuracy of analyses and opinions

As most of our work is done in our offices, minimal travel is required.

Successful candidates will have a MBA with 4‑7 years of work experience or a Ph.D. or ABD in Economics, Finance, Accounting, or a closely allied field, and will have specific expertise in industrial organization, applied microeconomics, econometrics, labor, intellectual property, pricing, corporate finance, financial accounting, or other quantitative areas. Candidates may also have prior consulting experience. Previous experience in teaching, research, or industry is desirable.

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