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About the Role
Charles River Associates (CRA) is seeking candidates with a background in quantitative research for internship opportunities. The Summer Analyst/Associate Internship program provides an understanding of CRA's business and experience with live client consulting projects within a practice area over an 8-10 week period. Successful interns may be offered a full-time position upon graduation.
Responsibilities
- Conduct economic and industry research to build an understanding of a case’s issues
- Perform financial and economic analyses or create valuation models to support case theories
- Program, build models, and perform regression analyses using languages such as Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL, or SAS
- Develop familiarity with data sources that serve as input to your analyses
- Review and summarize analyst reports, client documents and industry trade press
- Assist in the production and development of research summaries, expert reports, and findings presentations
- Ensure reliability of analysis through quality control review
Requirements
- Resume including current address, personal email and telephone number
- Cover letter describing interest in CRA and how the role matches goals, noting practice or location preference
- Transcript (may be unofficial)
- Writing sample independently authored and includes commentary on a quantitative analysis
- Mandarin language fluency is required for consideration for China Competition projects, involving additional interviews to evaluate written (Simple Chinese), verbal, and comprehension skills in economic analysis and business settings.
Skills
- Excel
- Stata
- R
- Python
- SQL
- SAS
- ArcGIS/ArcPy
- Cloud computing (Databricks/Spark, Google Cloud, Azure, AWS)
- Mandarin language fluency (for specific projects)
- Quantitative analysis
- Qualitative analysis
- Written communication
- Oral communication
- Teamwork
- Collaboration
- Time management
- Task prioritization
Location
- Boston
- Chicago
- Oakland
- Salt Lake City
- Washington, DC
- New York
- Tallahassee
Work Type
- Internship
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Intern
- Entry Level
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Master’s degree
Salary/Compensations
- $30 - $37.50 per hour
Benefits
- Professional development programs
- Wellness support programs
- Social events
- Superior benefits package
- Wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being
- In-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers
- 100 hours of training annually
- Career mentoring
- Performance coaching
About the Company
- Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm providing economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations, and governments worldwide.
- CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters related to litigation and regulatory proceedings.
- CRA guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues.
- Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its industry experience and rigorous, fact-based analysis to provide clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.
Equal Opportunity
- Charles River Associates is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.