DBCG - IND - GAMMA Senior Data Scientist [G501]

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Practice Area Profile

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

Given the technical specialization needed for this role, it will be housed within BCG X, BCG’s cutting-edge group of computer science, statistics, AI and machine learning experts with deep industry expertise. These teams own the full analytics and product development value-chain end to end: framing new business challenges, building fact-bases, designing innovative algorithms, creating scale through designing tools and apps, and training colleagues and clients in new solutions. While housed within BCG X, This role will partner closely with our BCG Tech Capital commercial due diligence consulting teams to drive insights across integrated commercial and product diligences with close alignment with our Principal Investors and Private Equity Practice.

What You'll Do

POSITION PROFILE:

We are seeking a strong candidate with advanced analytics experience to fill an exciting Senior Data

Scientist (SDS) position within BCG Gamma. The SDS is a valuable expert in Data Science and Analytics

and will design and build analytics methodologies, solutions, and products to deliver value to BCG's clients

in collaboration with case teams. Exceptional candidates will also show an analytical curiosity, going

beyond the immediate requirements of the project to find deep insights that others have missed. They will

ask questions about outliers, seek to understand the fundamental drivers of advantage and look for clues

that may change the basis of competition.

As a Senior Data Scientist you design and build analytics solutions for our clients where data and

analytics are at the heart of the question. The team interaction centers on use of statistical programs and

others tools to conduct intensive analysis of objective data and open discussion, complemented by

objective research into the competitive environment. Responsibilities / duties to include: understand

problems from the client’s point of view, build and execute solid analytics work plans, gather and organize

large and complex data assets, perform relevant analyses (data exploration and statistical modeling),

manage priorities and deadlines, foster teamwork in interactions, develop client relationships with client

counterparts, and communicate hypotheses and findings in a structured way.

As the field of advanced analytics is rapidly evolving, the SDS is responsible for staying current on

leading-edge business applications, tools and approaches, proactively working with the Analytics

Leadership to enhance offerings that deliver competitive advantage to BCG.

What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications)

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

PhD and 1-2 years of relevant industry work experience or a Masters Degree with significant relevant experience providing advanced analytics solutions is required. The degree should be in computer science, applied mathematics, statistics, machine learning, or a related data centric field.
Looking for individuals with deep technical and data science expertise, acute strategic and analytical skills, ability to lead and persuade, drive and energy, and desire to work in a project based environment on strategic issues.
Strong record of professional accomplishment and leadership.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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