A leading global consulting firm is currently looking to hire a Managing Economist to join one of its US-based offices.
The firm provides independent advice, data analytics, authoritative studies, expert testimony, investigations, and regulatory and dispute consulting to Fortune 500 corporations, financial institutions, government agencies, major law firms, and regulatory bodies around the world. The firm’s experts provide sophisticated economic, financial, and analytical advice across a wide range of disciplines, including antitrust and competition policy, complex damages, finance, healthcare, intellectual property, restructuring, valuation, and workforce issues. In addition, the firm assists clients in major industry sectors with compliance, business process improvement, and strategy consulting.
The firm’s Economics & Financial Consulting practice is consistently growing year over year. With that growth comes new opportunities for people interested in becoming an expert in their field and solving complex litigation and consulting matters. The firm is looking to add a PhD Economists, Econometricians, and/or Statisticians that have an interest in addressing real-world applied economics questions, including in the areas of Antitrust, Intellectual Property, Finance, Labor and Employment, and International Arbitration. This position requires a highly motivated problem solver with robust analytical ability, strong organizational and writing skills, and a desire to collaborate as an integral part of the project teams.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience in litigation or economic consulting. The work will involve both execution and oversight of engagement work streams that may be either quantitative or qualitative in nature, with responsibilities to include design of economic, statistical, and financial analysis, modeling of financial data and markets, management of existing client relationships, development and presentation of client deliverables, management of junior staff, quality control, industry research, and expansion of business. This position offers advancement opportunities within a rapidly growing expert services and consulting firm.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- D. degree or Ph.D. candidate in Economics or related subjects from a reputable university;
- Experience in application of econometric modeling techniques;
- Experience in Antitrust, Financial Economics, Securities, Capital Markets is a plus;
- Keen interest in economic, statistical, or financial analysis and research;-Strong record of technical expertise through past publications that you have authored;
- Proven capability with MS Excel and analytical software/relational database program(s) (e.g., SAS, Stata, MS SQL Server, R, MS Access, SPSS). A desire to expand on those capabilities;
- Excellent communication, managerial and analytical skills, as well as leadership skills; and
- Desire to work within a team environment.
