About Charles River Associates
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 provide clients with clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.
Position Overview
Our 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. Some of our past engagements include work with parties to the Office Depot / OfficeMax, Texas Instruments / National Semiconductor, and Google / Motorola Mobility Holdings transactions. We 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.
Associates have the unique opportunity to work alongside, and learn from, some of the most respected scholars, specialists, and industry experts in the world. A typical Associate would :
- Perform economic analyses to support case theories;
- Build Excel models, and perform regression analysis and programming using languages such as Stata, R, Python, or SAS;
- Conduct economic and industry research while analyzing client materials to build an understanding of a case’s issues;
- Review and summarize analyst reports, client documents, and industry trade press;
- Assist in the production and development of research summaries, expert reports, and the presentation of findings;
- Ensure the integrity and accuracy of analyses; and
- Assist with practice development activities (training, recruiting, knowledge management).
As most of our work is done in the office, minimal travel is required.
Desired Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with an academic focus on quantitative research (Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or another quantitative discipline) Candidates with PhD degrees should visit our to apply for a Senior Associate position, This is an immediate opening, current students should apply to our campus postings, which will open in July 2025;Up to 2 years of relevant work experience in financial / economic analysis, preferably in a consulting firm (we are accepting applications from recent graduates and candidates in the workforce) Recent graduates or individuals without directly relevant experience may be hired into the Analyst title;Demonstrated understanding of, and ability to explain, economic, financial and / or accounting concepts, and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods;Experience working with large data sets in Excel and / or statistical analysis programs (e.g SAS, Stata, R, etc.);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.