Senior Economist - Financial & Antitrust Strategy

Compass Lexecon; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Lexecon, a leading economic consulting firm, seeks Senior Economists to work on litigation, regulatory, and policy matters in the United States and worldwide. You will identify key issues, build economic and financial models, and present concise analyses to clients.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD and have strong quantitative skills, with experience guiding teams and coordinating on complex matters. The base salary is $250,000, with signing and discretionary bonuses and a competitive

Qualifications

• PhD preferred; strong analytical and quantitative skills are required.
• Experience in economic and financial analyses, modeling, and research.
• Ability to work in teams and communicate complex analyses to clients.

Responsibilities

• Identifying key economic and financial issues.
• Supporting senior staff and academic case experts in formulating case strategy.
• Applying academic research to economic and financial analyses.
• Developing and implementing economic and financial models.
• Conducting quantitative and qualitative research.
• Working with datasets and programming in STATA, R, Python, or MatLab.
• Collaborating on case teams and managing project workstreams, including supervising and advising junior staff.
• Meeting with clients to present concise explanations of complex analyses.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Quantitative skills

Client communication

Team leadership

Supervising junior staff

Education

PhD (expected or completed)

Tools

STATA

R

Python

MatLab

Job description

Compass Lexecon, a leading economic consulting firm, seeks Senior Economists to work on litigation, regulatory, and policy matters in the United States and worldwide. You will identify key issues, build economic and financial models, and present concise analyses to clients.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD and have strong quantitative skills, with experience guiding teams and coordinating on complex matters. The base salary is $250,000, with signing and discretionary bonuses and a competitive