Economic Consulting Analyst: Quantitative Research & Impact

Charles River Associates; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with employer-<

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Charles River Associates is seeking candidates with a strong background in quantitative research to support economic, financial, and regulatory projects in the Washington, DC area. You will work with PhD economists and valuation experts to conduct research, build models, and present findings to clients and colleagues.

Ideal applicants have degrees in economics/finance/mathematics, proficiency in Excel, Stata, Python, R, SQL, SAS, or cloud platforms, and demonstrated initiative, communication,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Engineering, or related quantitative field.
• Honors thesis, research apprenticeship, or research seminar is highly desired.
• Strong grasp of economic/financial concepts and quantitative methods.
• Experience in Excel, Stata, Python, R, SQL, SAS, ArcGIS/ArcPy, or cloud computing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with economists, finance professionals and analysts on cases.
• Conduct economic and industry research using client materials.
• Develop and present financial/economic analyses and valuation models.
• Program models using Excel, R, Python, SQL, SAS; build data-driven visuals.
• Work with confidential company data and survey data for analyses.
• Review reports, literature, and client documents; summarize findings.
• Create research summaries and visuals for presentations.
• Ensure analysis reliability through quality control.

Skills

Quantitative research

Economic concepts

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Economics/Finance/Math/CS

Tools

Excel

Stata

Python

R

SQL

SAS

ArcGIS/ArcPy

Cloud platforms (Databricks/Spark, GCP, Azure, AWS)

Job description

Charles River Associates is seeking candidates with a strong background in quantitative research to support economic, financial, and regulatory projects in the Washington, DC area. You will work with PhD economists and valuation experts to conduct research, build models, and present findings to clients and colleagues.

Ideal applicants have degrees in economics/finance/mathematics, proficiency in Excel, Stata, Python, R, SQL, SAS, or cloud platforms, and demonstrated initiative, communication,