NERA Research Associate (Summer 2026 Grads) (Multiple Locations)

Oliver Wyman Group•New York, NY

6d•$90,000 - $95,000

About The Position

Since 1961, NERA (https://www.nera.com) has provided unparalleled guidance on the most important market, legal, and regulatory questions of the day. Our work has shaped industries and policy around the world. Our field-leading experts and deep experience allow us to provide rigorous analysis, reliable expert testimony, and data-powered policy recommendations for the world’s leading law firms and corporations as well as regulators and governments. Our experience, integrity, and economic ingenuity mean clients can depend on us in the face of their biggest economic and financial challenges. Why NERA? NERA's clients value our ability to apply and communicate state-of-the-art approaches clearly and convincingly, our commitment to deliver unbiased findings, and our reputation for quality and independence. Our clients rely on the integrity and skills of our unparalleled team of economists and other experts backed by the resources and reliability of one of the world's largest economic consultancies. NERA offers a challenging and rewarding work environment, highly competitive compensation and benefits, and skills enhancement training. NERA provides challenging opportunities to those eager to take on many responsibilities and allows you to make significant contributions early in your career. The analytical depth of our projects, the breadth of industry exposure, and experience working in teams offers excellent preparation for researchers applying to top graduate programs in business, economics, and law, and for ensuing careers in consulting, finance, industry, and academia. NERA is currently hiring Researchers for many of our offices, including New York City, San Francisco, Washington, DC, White Plains (NY), and Chicago. We’re looking for candidates who have demonstrated success through academic and professional achievements in economics, finance, or related fields such as accounting, statistics, and computer science. Individuals should enjoy solving analytical and empirical problems and have exceptional creative and critical thinking skills, as well as excellent oral and written communications skills.

Requirements

NERA welcomes candidates with a BA or a BS in any major, or a Masters Degree, graduating by Summer 2026, to apply.
As a qualified candidate you should be able to demonstrate exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills and must be detail-oriented, have exceptional communication skills, and work well on teams.
Strong coursework and/or experience in finance, economics, accounting, statistical analysis/econometrics, and computer programming are all desirable.

Responsibilities

designing and building quantitative models and applying econometric analysis to economic and financial data
valuation analyses
reviewing, summarizing, and analyzing industry trends
creating trial exhibits and presentation materials
writing code for complex data analysis
participating in client meetings
drafting memos and expert reports