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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.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

We Are BCG X

 

We’re a diverse team of more than 3,000 tech experts united by a drive to make a difference. Working across industries and disciplines, we combine our experience and expertise to tackle the biggest challenges faced by society today. We go beyond what was once thought possible, creating new and innovative solutions to the world’s most complex problems. Leveraging BCG’s global network and partnerships with leading organizations, BCG X provides a stable ecosystem for talent to build game-changing businesses, products, and services from the ground up, all while growing their career. Together, we strive to create solutions that will positively impact the lives of millions.

What You'll Do

NOTE: This role is specifically seeking candidates to serve primarily in the US Public Sector as part of BCG X's Data Science chapter, but also open to commercial and private sector engagements where required.   Ideal candidate requirements given client and contract / portfolio requirements include US Citizenship, active security clearance (e.g. DoD Secret / Top Secret), prior expertise with portfolio and project management of US federal government agencies in a technology consulting context is preferred.

 

Our BCG X teams own the full analytics value-chain end to end: framing new business challenges, designing innovative algorithms, implementing, and deploying scalable solutions, and enabling colleagues and clients to fully embrace AI. Our product offerings span from fully custom-builds to industry specific leading edge AI software solutions.  As a Lead Data Scientist, you'll be part of our rapidly growing team to apply data science methods and analytics to real-world business situations across industries to drive significant business impact. You will collaborate on interdisciplinary teams of BCG X engineers, researchers, technical experts, designers, and BCG consultants to design, build, and deploy new and innovative solutions. In this role, you will apply your sound technical know-how, understanding of business contexts, and analytical skills to enable organizations to technically transform.   Additional responsibilities will include developing and delivering thought leadership in scientific communities and papers as well as leading conferences on behalf of BCG X. Successful candidates are intellectually curious builders who are biased toward action, creative, and communicative.

What You'll Bring

We are looking for dedicated individuals with a passion for data science, statistics, operations research and redefining organizations into AI led innovative companies. NOTE: This role is specifically seeking candidates to serve primarily in the US Public Sector as part of BCG X's Data Science chapter, but also open to commercial and private sector engagements where required. ¿ Ideal candidate requirements given client and contract / portfolio requirements include US Citizenship, active security clearance (e.g. DoD Secret / Top Secret), prior expertise with portfolio and project management of US federal government agencies in a technology consulting context is preferred.

 

Successful candidates possess the following: 

At least 6-10 years of data science experience; prior professional services experience a plusComfortable in a client-facing role with experience leading teamsLikes to distill complex results or processes into simple, clear visualizationsExplain sophisticated data science concepts in an understandable mannerLove building things and are comfortable working with modern development tools and writing code collaborativelySignificant experience applying advanced analytics to a variety of business situations and a proven ability to synthesize complex dataDeep understanding of modern machine learning techniques and their mathematical underpinnings, and can translate this into business implications for our clientsHave strong project management skills

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Programming Languages: Python

Additional info

Location: Strong preference for Washington, DC. Open to Boston, Brooklyn, New York, and Philadelphia. Will require regular travel to Washington, D.C. The first-year base compensation for this role is $225,000.

 

 

FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: 

BCG is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of administering all employment decisions and actions without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

 

In addition to your base salary, you will also be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus and BCG's Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF) contribution. BCG also provides a market leading benefits package described below. At BCG, we are committed to offering a comprehensive benefit program that includes everything our employees and their families need to be well and live life to the fullest. We pay the full cost of medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees - and their eligible family members. That's zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks. All our plans provide best in class coverage:

Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and childrenLow $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugsDental coverage, including up to $5,000 (USD) in orthodontia benefitsVision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annuallyReimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activitiesFully vested retirement contributions made annually, whether you contribute or notGenerous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and annual office closure between Christmas and New YearsPaid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursementEmployees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.

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