Summary

The job is for a Consulting Associate in Charles River Associates' Labor and Employment Practice. Responsibilities include data analysis, model building, dataset construction, labor market research, document review, and report preparation. Qualifications required are a degree in Economics, Mathematics, Business Economics, Statistics or related analytic discipline, 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience, proficiency in statistical analysis programs, strong research and quantitative skills, effective communication skills, initiative, leadership, teamwork, and time management skills.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Economics, Mathematics, Business Economics, Statistics or related analytic discipline
3 to 5 years of relevant work experience (2 to 5 years with an earned Master's)
Solid working knowledge of economic and statistical concepts
Professional experience programming in statistical analysis programs, particularly Stata, SAS, R or Python
Command of a broad range of research and quantitative analysis skills (including strong Excel skills)
Curious and analytic thinkers who bring creative approaches to non-standard problems
Effective written and oral communication skills
Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership
Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities
Excellent time management and task prioritization skills

Responsibilities

Program, build models, and perform regression and data analysis in statistical analysis programs (either Stata, SAS, R or Python)
Review, process, and construct datasets that solve client issues, using company time-keeping, applicant tracking, performance, and HRIS data
Perform labor market research to develop an independent fact base
Review and summarize client documents and third-party research to identify key information
Participate in analysis design, report preparation, project management and the presentation of findings
Ensure reliability of team's analysis through quality control review
Participate in practice development activities (mentoring, training, recruiting, knowledge management)

Charles River Associates is hiring a Consulting Associate