Senior Economist- Healthcare and Life Sciences
About Us
Cornestone Research is a leading firm providing economic and financial consulting to attorneys and companies involved in complex commercial litigation and regulatory proceedings. We work with prominent academic and industry experts to provide our clients with state-of-the-art analyses and have a reputation for excellence and effectiveness.
Core Values
Our values remain as relevant today as when our firm was founded. They guide our work, shape our relationships with clients and experts, and continue to support and inspire successive generations of our staff.
Our Stories
We come from different backgrounds and have different roles in the firm, but each of us is vital to making Cornerstone Research the very best we can be.
Benefits and Wellness
Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans: Employees can enroll themselves and eligible family members, including same-sex spouses and eligible domestic partners, in these plans. Cornerstone Research pays the majority of the monthly premium for the medical, dental, and vision plans. Medical plan choices include a nationwide Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), High Deductible Health Plan with Health Savings Account (HSA), Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO), and a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), depending on your location.
Dental Plans: Our dental plans help pay for preventive, basic, major, and orthodontic care.
Vision Plan: Our vision plan helps pay for an annual eye exam and either eyeglasses or contacts every calendar year.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Our EAP offers free confidential counseling and resources to help with issues such as stress, relationships, depression, work/life, substance abuse, and more. The EAP also offers financial, legal, and identify-theft services.
Wellness Benefits: The firm encourages employees to stay healthy and active. Our employees have organized activities such as runs/walks, yoga classes, mindfulness/meditation classes, chair massages, health screenings, monthly wellness emails, and more. We also offer a variety of benefits: Monthly wellness subsidy, Discount gym memberships, Smoking-cessation subsidy, Bike-sharing program subsidies, Ergonomic furniture, including the option to use standing desks in most locations, Ergonomic training and assessment, Healthy food options, Health education and disease management programs through our medical plans, Meditation app subscription.
401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan: This plan helps employees save and invest for retirement on a pre-tax and/or Roth basis. The firm offers a 401(k) matching program as well as discretionary profit-sharing contributions. Employees decide how to invest their account, choosing from a range of options. Employees can also take advantage of personalized investment and savings advice.
Short- and Long-Term Disability: Our disability plans provide income protection if eligible employees cannot work due to illness or injury. Short-term disability pays regular base salary if an eligible employee cannot work due to illness or injury for up to ninety days. Long-term disability Insurance is available if an eligible employee becomes disabled and cannot work for more than ninety days. Cornerstone Research pays the full cost of these benefits.
Life and Accident Insurance: Cornerstone Research provides life insurance equal to two times annual base salary, plus a matching amount of accidental death insurance. Employees have the option of purchasing additional insurance for themselves, their spouse or domestic partner, and dependent children.
Vacation: Our paid vacation policy encourages employees to take time to relax and recharge. The amount of vacation depends on years of service or position and ranges from 15 to 25 days.
Holidays: We offer ten paid holidays per year.
Sick Leave: We offer up to nine paid sick days each year. This leave can be used for an employee’s own illness or to care for an eligible family member.
Volunteer Time Off: We support our employees in giving back to the communities where we live and work by offering paid time off for volunteer activities.
Maternity/Parental/Adoption Leave: Our leave policy provides sixteen weeks of paid maternity leave for the birthing parent and eight weeks of paid parental leave for all other new parents.
Fertility and Family-Building Benefits: Cornerstone Research offers fertility benefits, including coverage for IVF, IUI, adoption, and surrogacy. Milkstork Milkstork is a breast milk shipping service paid for by Cornerstone Research.
Back-up Day Care and Elder Care: We offer back-up care when employees need to be at work and the regular child or adult/elder care provider is unavailable.
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs): FSAs allow employees to set aside pre-tax dollars that can be used to pay for eligible healthcare, childcare, or elder care expenses tax free. Employees can contribute up to the maximum allowed by the IRS.
Hybrid Work Program: Our new hybrid program allows eligible team members to telecommute 2–3 days per week.
Public Transit and Parking Subsidies: We subsidize 60 percent of the cost of monthly transit (up to $100 subsidy per month) through our WageWorks transit program. If employees drive to work, we pay 60 percent of the cost of monthly parking at designated garages in most offices. Employees pay their share of the cost with pre-tax dollars, subject to IRS limits and regulations. (In the Silicon Valley office, parking is free and employees can buy a special Caltrain pass at very low cost.)
Pet Insurance Discount: We have partnered with Nationwide to offer discount health insurance for your pets.
Concierge Service: Our Concierge Service provides an extra set of hands to do research or to delegate those necessary, time-consuming tasks of everyday life. Whether you are planning a vacation, need groceries, looking for someone to wait at home for a contractor, or take your car for service—just to name a few—our Concierge Service can help.
Community and Connection
We believe our differences unite us and make us stronger, enriching our understanding and expanding our perspectives.
Corporate Citizenship
Cornestone Research is committed to making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work.
Women in Leadership
Our latest post discusses the importance of values-based leadership during challenging times.
Awards
Multiple organizations have recognized our firm for providing outstanding opportunities for our team members to learn and grow. Cornerstone Research is regularly noted for its commitment to teamwork, collaboration, and a vibrant, supportive, and diverse culture.
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Equal Opportunity Employment
Cornestone Research provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to legally protected categories, such as age, sex, gender, gender identity, race, color, creed/religious belief, medical condition, predisposing genetic characteristics or genetic information or testing, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, military status, veteran status, arrest or conviction record (except where permitted by law), sexual orientation, ethnic background, citizen status, ancestry, national origin, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law.
Disability Accommodations
Cornestone Research is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact Margaret Dondero at +1 617 927 3099 or via email margaret.dondero@cornerstone.com.