Full Job Description
NERA has an immediate need for Researchers to join our Antitrust line of business in several of our offices, including Boston, Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.
We're looking for candidates who have demonstrated success through academic and professional achievements in economics, finance, or related fields such as mathematics, statistics, and computer or data science. Individuals should enjoy solving analytical and empirical problems and have exceptional creative and critical thinking skills, as well as excellent oral and written communications skills.
Your responsibilities may include the analysis of large data sets of prices, sales, and other relevant economic data as well as using statistics and modeling of economic and financial data to produce analyses supporting the research conducted in the course of antitrust cases (including mergers and anticompetitive conduct cases). In addition, responsibilities may include collecting industry, company, and competitor information; reviewing, summarizing and analyzing industry trends; creating trial exhibits; drafting memos and presentation materials; helping to prepare expert reports; and participating in client and team meetings and conference calls. This is a team-based environment that requires precision work, often under tight deadlines.
Researcher Qualifications: BA or BS in economics, statistics, mathematics, or related field, with exceptional analytic skills, strong programming skills (e.g., Python, R, SAS, Stata) and strong academic records. Coursework and/or experience in economics, statistics, and regression analysis/econometrics are desired. Qualified candidates must be detail-oriented and have strong analytic skills, excellent oral communication skills, and an ability to write in a clear and persuasive manner.
The applicable base salary for this role is $95,000-$100,000 per year.
The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, and education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives. We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.
Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.
