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Integra FEC

PhD Research Economist

Austin, Texas, United States

Location
Austin, Texas, United States
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Posted
7 months ago

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About the role

Integra FEC is hiring entrepreneurial and quantitatively skilled graduates with a background in economics and mathematics who are interested in applying their skills to identify, investigate and analyze fraud in various domains, including finance, healthcare and cryptocurrencies. Integra is a boutique economic consulting and forensic analytics firm that works with government agencies and private entities to analyze complicated and high-profile schemes. Our team applies data science and econometric techniques and intensely values each employee to take initiative and to be curious while operating as a data detective to solve complex problems.

Main responsibilities include:

  • Working as a data detective to examine potentially fraudulent patterns
  • Conducting qualitative and quantitative research to identify opportunities to detect fraud and identify fraud detection methods
  • Building, cleaning, compiling and analyzing datasets to find insights and fraud patterns using econometrics, statistics and other forms of analyses
  • Building scripts, algorithms and code to process and analyze large datasets effectively and efficiently
  • Presenting findings to technical and non-technical audiences

Job Qualifications:

  • PhD in Economics required, with Finance and Mathematics background a plus
  • Familiarity with Python, SQL, R, or other scripting languages
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Attention to detail with big-picture understanding
  • Ability to work well in teams
  • Highest ethical standards.

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Source

Posted by Integra FEC on their own hiring page, job-boards.greenhouse.io. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 12:25 UTC; the original is the reference.

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