Hiring: (2027 PhD/ABD graduates) Economic Consulting Senior Associate - United States Company: Charles River Associates Location: Boston, MA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 13:23:58 Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Azure, CV, Databricks, GCP, MATLAB, Microsoft Excel, Project Management, Python, R, SQL, Spark About the job Required Skills: •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. Qualifications: •PhD degree in economics with a completion date of December 2026/Summer 2027 and an academic focus on quantitative research, with specializations like industrial organization, applied microeconomics, econometrics, labor, health, intellectual property, 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 •As much of our work occurs in our offices, minimal travel is required. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!