Associate Financial Economist

Who We Are

Cornerstone Research provides economic and financial consulting and expert testimony in all phases of complex disputes and regulatory investigations. The firm works with an extensive network of prominent academics and industry practitioners to identify the best-qualified expert for each assignment. With a reputation for high quality and effectiveness, Cornerstone Research has consistently delivered rigorous, state-of-the-art analysis since 1989. The firm has more than 1,000 professionals in nine offices across the United States, UK, and EU.

Cornerstone Research is involved in a broad variety of high-profile projects. Current exemplary matters include claims of anticompetitive conduct, potential mergers and the impact on market competition, the impact of intellectual property infringement, allegations of misleading marketing or false claims, allegations of manipulation of financial markets, evaluation of fair merger prices, securities litigation, claims in consumer finance, anticompetitive conduct in financial markets, and corporate governance issues. We cover topics in a broad range of industries including consumer goods, life sciences, high technology, energy, telecommunications, industrial markets, banking, securities, fintech, private equity, insurance, and cryptocurrency.

More detail on Cornerstone Research and what we do can be found on our website: www.cornerstone.com.

Job Duties

Associate Financial Economists perform advanced economic and financial analysis for litigation consulting projects, including: issue identification, rigorous research and analysis, econometric modeling, developing analytical frameworks, collaborating with other researchers, client communication, and report preparation.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Economics, Finance, or related field and 4 years of research/teaching experience in economics/finance. Alternatively, employer will accept a Master's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Economics, Finance, or related field and 2 years of research/teaching experience in economics/finance.

Experience must include the following, which may have been gained concurrently:

Experience using software such as SAS, STATA, SPSS, TSP, or MATLAB.

Job Location: 699 Boylston Street 5th Floor Boston, MA 02116

Interested Candidates

Candidates should submit a cover letter and resume through our careers website.

Cornerstone Research provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to legally protected categories, such as age, sex, gender, gender identity, race, color, creed/religious belief, medical condition, predisposing genetic characteristics or genetic information or testing, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, military status, veteran status, arrest or conviction record (except where permitted by law), sexual orientation, ethnic background, citizen status, ancestry, national origin, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law.

The base salary range for the Associate Financial Economist role with minimum qualifications met is $180, 000 - $230,000 in the United States.