Associates and Consultants (Behavioral Science)
Keystone
| Company | Keystone |
| Category | Consulting & Strategy |
| Location | Boston |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 7 May 2026 |
| Last verified | 9 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
Keystone is a premier economics, technology, and strategy consulting firm built to help companies lead through transformation. As breakthrough innovations reshape industries, redefine competition and change our society, complex and highly competitive ecosystems emerge. Keystone advises technology leaders, Fortune 100 companies, their legal counsel, and governments on business, economic, litigation, and regulatory strategy in relation to these innovations and competitive eco-systems. We operate globally from offices in New York City, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, London, Dubai, and Washington, D.C. About The Role
This role sits at the intersection of technology, markets, and human behavior , applying behavioral science to high-stakes business, regulatory, and litigation questions. Y ou are a versatile associate or consultant who will work across economics, strategy, and technology engagements. You are expected to own analytical workstreams, adapt quickly across problem types, and synthesize insights for high-stakes decision-making.
You will use behavioral economics, psychology, and marketing science to analyze how consumers and firms respond to information, incentives, and choice architecture. This includes designing surveys and experiments, analyzing observational data, and synthesizing evidence to assess consumer beliefs, decision-making, and market outcomes.
Your work directly informs expert opinions, regulatory assessments, and litigation outcomes.
Examples of Recent Work
Analyzing how defaults, disclosures, and information design affect consumer and advertiser behavior .
Conducting conjoint and simulation-based studies to assess switching, preferences, and competitive effects.
Evaluating consumer understanding of data use, privacy practices, and platform communications.
Designing experiments to assess how marketing claims and disclosures influence purchasing decisions and willingness to pay.
Keystone teams are highly interdisciplinary. While you will specialize in behavioral science, you will contribute across a broad range of questions and practice areas.
Final levelling is determined by education, experience, and interview performance.
Key Responsibilities
As an Associate or Consultant, you will:
Own core analytical workstreams from design through execution.
Work across economics, strategy, and technology engagements.
Adapt quickly to new problem areas and apply your skillset in unfamiliar contexts
Synthesize findings into clear, decision-relevant insights
Data Analysis
Design and execute surveys, behavioral experiments, and simulation-based studies.
Analyze observational and experimental data using Python, R, Stata, or similar tools.
Apply methods such as conjoint analysis, choice modeling , and causal inference.
Evaluate robustness, test alternative specifications, and assess limitations to ensure defensible results.
Own end-to-end workstreams, from study design through analysis and interpretation.
Research
Conduct targeted research across behavioral economics, psychology, and marketing science.
Review academic literature, prior cases, and regulatory materials.
Adapt established methodologies to case-specific questions.
Develop hypotheses and analytical approaches by integrating qualitative and quantitative evidence.
Report Writing
Translate analyses into clear, precise, and persuasive narratives.
Draft sections of expert