Competition Economist (European Competition practice)

Charles River Associates' European Competition practice specialises in providing economic advice on matters of competition policy and regulation. As a Competition Economist, you will assist firms and their legal advisors in all types of competition proceedings, including merger and acquisition opportunities, merger control proceedings, investigations relating to cartels, restrictive commercial agreements, abuse of dominance, or state aid.

Depending on the level, you will:

• Identify and conceptualise issues, specifying rigorous economic models to analyse market issues and data, undertaking statistical and econometric estimation, and managing the work of research associate staff and colleagues;
• Supervise, train, and mentor research associate staff;
• Assist in the development and presentation of client deliverables, including expert reports and white papers summarising opinions, conclusions, and recommendations using market, industry, or client-proprietary data;
• Act as a contact or primary point of contact for lawyers 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, Python, R, SAS, Matlab, and Mathematica), including large data projects requiring use of cloud computing;
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of analyses and opinions;
• Participate in, or contribute to, practice-building activities (training, recruiting, publication, expertise sharing, etc.).

Desired qualifications include:

• Educational and work experience qualifications differ by position:
• Consulting Associate: MSc/MPhil in economics from well-regarded institutions with a strong foundation in microeconomics, preferably with a specialization in industrial organization or statistics/econometrics, a good first degree in economics, plus up to 3 years of professional work experience in consulting, business, or with a competition authority;
• Senior Associate: PhD/DPhil in economics from well-regarded institutions with a strong foundation in microeconomics, preferably with a specialization in industrial organisation or statistics/econometrics, a good first degree in economics, and up to 3 years of professional work experience in consulting, business, or with a competition authority OR a MSc/MPhil with a similar background, plus 3-5 years of professional work experience in consulting, business, or with a competition authority;
• Associate Principal: PhD/DPhil in economics from well-regarded institutions with a strong foundation in microeconomics, preferably with a specialization in industrial organisation or statistics/econometrics, a good first degree in economics and 3-5 years of professional work experience in consulting, business, or with a competition authority OR a MSc/MPhil with a similar background, plus 5-9 years of professional work experience in consulting, business, or with a competition authority;
• Fluency in English, additional fluency in French is desirable;
• Demonstrated understanding of economic concepts, competition/regulatory authorities, competition policy, and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods;
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills;
• Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership;
• Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities;
• Excellent time management and task prioritisation skills.