{"id":1404357,"url":"https://alion.io/job/compass-lexecon-sr-economist-us","title":"Sr Economist - US","company":{"id":1836455,"name":"Compass Lexecon","domain":"compasslexecon.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/compasslexecon","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"Science & Research","role_family":"Science & Research","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Chicago, United States","Washington, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":87000,"max_usd":172000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1015},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"MATLAB","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Stata","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-18T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-18","last_verified_at":"2026-11-05T14:59:20Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":48,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":48},"description":"Who We Are\nCompass 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.\nQualifications\nWe 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:\n1. Identifying key economic and financial issues\n2. Supporting senior staff and academic case experts in formulating case strategy\n3. Applying academic research to economic and financial analyses\n4. Developing and implementing economic and financial models\n5. Conducting quantitative and qualitative research\n6. Working with datasets and programming in statistical software such as STATA, R, Python, or MatLab\n7. Collaborating on case teams and managing project workstreams, including supervising and advising junior staff\n8. Meeting with clients to present concise explanations of complex analyses\nAll 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.\nFor candidates with a relevant PhD, the base salary for the Senior Economist role is $250,000. Senior Economists are also eligible for a signing bonus and an annual discretionary bonus.\nHow to Apply\n1. Complete an online application\n2. Upload the following documents with your online application:\n-Cover Letter (please include any additional location preference)\n-Curriculum vitae\n-Authored job market paper\n3. Arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent electronically to .\nAll materials must be received by November 15, 2026. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. 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.\nWe acknowledge that AI is now commonly used for drafting, however we emphasize the importance of personalization to truly reflect your unique experiences. We are able to recognize applications that are solely created using AI and those that demonstrate individuality.\nPosition Classification: Exempt\nThe base salary for this position is $250,000. Sr Economists are also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus after their first year, which is based on several factors, including but not limited to employee performance and the overall performance of the firm. Additional compensation may be considered based on relevant work experience, education, and skills. Compass Lexecon offers a compensation and benefits package competitive with other leading economic consulting firms.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3386,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"phd","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Financial Services","Professional Services","Legal Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-28T17:07:15Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 35 · green card filings: 7","filings_12m":35,"filings_prev_12m":22,"green_card_filings_12m":7,"median_offered_wage_usd":181667,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-29T16:27:21+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":45,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.817,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":48,"expected_fill_days":45,"reasons":["conf:2","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/compass-lexecon-sr-economist-us","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/compass-lexecon-sr-economist-us.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-05T23:22:40Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4657,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1836455},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1836455"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcompass-lexecon-sr-economist-us"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcompass-lexecon-sr-economist-us"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcompass-lexecon-sr-economist-us"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/compass-lexecon-sr-economist-us\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcompass-lexecon-sr-economist-us"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":1404357}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"compasslexecon.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":1404357},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}