Sr Economist - US

Compass Lexecon; Washington (District of Columbia); Vor Ort; USD 225.000 - 275.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

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

Qualifikationen

• 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.

Aufgaben

• 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.

Kenntnisse

Strong analytical skills

Quantitative skills

Client communication

Team leadership

Supervising junior staff

Ausbildung

PhD (expected or completed)

Tools

STATA

R

Python

MatLab

Jobbeschreibung

Who We Are

Compass Lexecon, one of the world’s leading economic consulting firms specializing in financial and economic analysis of issues that arise in litigation, regulatory proceedings, and policy matters, is seeking well-qualified candidates for its Senior Economist positions. Leading laws firms, corporations, government entities, and others engage Compass Lexecon to assist in high profile finance and antitrust litigation, merger reviews, government investigations, and other matters in the United States, European Union, and worldwide. Compass Lexecon provides state of the art economic, econometric and financial research relying on the expertise of its in-house economists and academic affiliates.

Qualifications
We are currently seeking full-time economist and econometrician candidates. Ideal candidates possess (or are expecting) a PhD; and have strong analytical and quantitative skills. Senior Economists are involved in all phases of case work including:

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

All candidates must possess strong communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment. Relevant academic, government or consulting experience is viewed favorably, but not required.

For candidates with a relevant PhD, the base salary for the Senior Economist role is $250,000. Senior Economists are also eligible for a signing bonus and an annual discretionary bonus.

Position Classification: Exempt

The base salary for this position is $250,000. Sr Economists are also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus after their first year, which is based on several factors, including but not limited to employee performance and the overall performance of the firm. Additional compensation may be considered based on relevant work experience, education, and skills.Compass Lexecon offers a compensation and benefits package competitive with other leading economic consulting firms.

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