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2026 Senior Economist - PhD

Compass Lexecon · Washington, United States Of America · Onsite

$250,000.00  -  $250,000.00

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  • Office in Washington
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Compass Lexecon, one of the world's leading economic consulting firms specializing in financial and economic analysis of issues that arise in litigation, regulatory proceedings, and policy matters, is seeking well-qualified candidates for its Senior Economist positions. Leading laws firms, corporations, government entities, and others engage Compass Lexecon to assist in high profile finance and antitrust litigation, merger reviews, government investigations, and other matters in the United States, European Union, and worldwide. Compass Lexecon provides state of the art economic, econometric and financial research relying on the expertise of its in-house economists and academic affiliates.

Qualifications

We are currently seeking full-time economist and econometrician candidates. Ideal candidates possess (or are expecting) a PhD; and have strong analytical and quantitative skills. Senior Economists are involved in all phases of case work including:
1. Identifying key economic and financial issues
2. Supporting senior staff and academic case experts in formulating case strategy
3. Applying academic research to economic and financial analyses
4. Developing and implementing economic and financial models
5. Conducting quantitative and qualitative research
6. Working with datasets and programming in statistical software such as STATA, R, Python, or MatLab
7. Collaborating on case teams and managing project workstreams, including supervising and advising junior staff
8. Meeting with clients to present concise explanations of complex analyses

All candidates must possess strong communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment. Relevant academic, government or consulting experience is viewed favorably, but not required.

 

For candidates with a relevant PhD, the base salary range for the Senior Economist role is 250,000.  Senior Economists are also eligible for a signing bonus and an annual discretionary bonus.

Candidates must complete the following to be considered:
1. Complete an online application
2. Upload the following documents with your online application:
         -Cover Letter (please include any additional location preference)
         -Curriculum vitae
         -Authored job market paper
3. Arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent electronically to [email protected].

All materials must be received by November 16, 2025. Candidates who are focusing their search on industry and consulting and would like to be considered early should indicate that focus in their cover letter.


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