Associate Principal; Antitrust & Competition Economics

Associate Principal (Antitrust & Competition Economics)

Oakland, CA, United States

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.

Our Antitrust and Competition Economics 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/Office Max, 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.

• Work closely with leading academics and consult with attorneys and other clients in industry and government on a wide variety of finance, strategy and economics issues;
• Conduct research in a supportive, team‑oriented environment;
• Act as a primary point of contact for clients and assist in the development and presentation of client deliverables including expert reports summarizing our opinions, conclusions, and recommendations and third‑party financial, market and industry data;
• Independently conceptualize and identify issues, design complex economic and financial models to analyze economic and financial data;
• Program, build models and/or perform regression analysis in statistical analysis programs (such as Stata, SAS, R or Python);
• Manage the research process, and supervise, train and mentor junior analysts;
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of analyses and opinions;
• Work with those testifying in judicial proceedings to provide economic analyses of mergers and other competition matters before the major competition authorities of the world;
• Assist with recruiting and training of new colleagues.

• Strong achievement in an undergraduate degree program and graduate degree program (Masters or PhD) with focused study in economics, mathematics, statistics, engineering or another quantitative discipline;
• Graduate degree plus 3‑10 years of experience, consulting experience preferred;
• Demonstrated understanding of economic concepts, and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods;
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills;
• Experience programming, model building, and regression analysis using languages such as Stata, R, Python, or SAS.

To be considered for a position in the United States
, we require the following:

• Resume – please include current address, personal email and telephone number;
• Cover letter (voluntary) – please describe your interest in CRA and how this role matches your goals. Also, please note if you have interest in a particular practice and/or a location preference;
• Writing Sample (voluntary) – we prefer a sole‑authored submission from an existing work (work product, published article or academic paper) that includes your commentary on a quantitative analysis and/or relevant to the field of economics.

A good‑faith estimate of the annual base salary range for this position is $170,000 - $240,000. Stating pay within this range may vary based on factors such as education level, experience, skills, geographic location, market conditions, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position may be eligible for additional…