Navigant Consulting

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Navigant Economics applies rigorous economic and statistical analysis to assist law firms, corporations, and government agencies in addressing their complex legal and business challenges. Our economists work across major industries on issues involving antitrust, valuation, intellectual property, and labor and employment. We assist clients through every phase of a project from defining the problem by identifying key economic issues to gathering facts and data, and providing expert testimony in courts of law, regulatory hearings, and arbitrations. We design discipline-based rigorous methodologies and employ state-of-the-art economic and econometric techniques in all aspects of our analysis. The testimony, reports, and research of our experts has been widely cited by courts, as well as in leading academic and industry journals.

As an economist at Navigant, you would join our team of leading academic and industry professional consultants. We are looking for someone who is able to use economic theory and econometric techniques to examine complex questions that arise among organizations and institutions, and who has the interest and experience to give expert testimony. We are hiring at the Director and Managing Director level for our offices in Chicago, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles.

Responsibilities:

• Work directly with clients to serve as key expert on litigation and other disputes
• Develop testable economic models relevant to key case questions
• Develop client relationships
• Perform and supervise sophisticated statistical and econometric analysis, including interpreting results and evaluating robustness
• Supervise staff to assist with theoretical and empirical analyses
• Develop and draft expert reports and the components underlying those reports
• Supervise and conduct data gathering activities, including document review as well as supervision and quality control of data entry
• Lead quality control efforts
• Contribute to engagement planning and management
• Prepare client communications
• Train, develop, and act as a mentor to junior staff
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Economics or closely related quantitative field required.
• Strong analytical, research, statistical, and quantitative abilities required.
• Strong economic modeling skills required.
• Minimum 3 years teaching, government agency, or other professional experience required.
• Ability to lead small and large project teams or work streams on a variety of engagements required.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet timely deadlines required.
• Experience preparing and presenting expert testimony preferred.
• Ability to write clearly, professionally, and persuasively required.
• Effective communication skills required.