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What You'll Do

As a Research Associate within BCG’s Global Research Organization, you will ensure delivery of accurate and insights-rich projects with a special focus on Energy (Oil&Gas, renewables, conventional power generation, low carbon fuels, utilities) but also on Industrial Goods and Climate and Sustainability topics. You will gain a strong understanding of a wide range of research resources, information portals and approaches critical to delivering research outputs for your stakeholders. You will display your ability to synthesize data and draw insights in the context of the ‘research ask’, accurately. Over time, you will regularly engage with seniors in the team to grow your understanding of Energy, Industrial Goods and Climate topics and deliver deeper insights for BCG’s ongoing cases and knowledge products/IPs.

 

YOU'RE GOOD AT:

 

Ensuring consistent high-quality research outputs

You will ensure complete and error-free delivery of research requestsGain expertise in leveraging a wide range of research resources, information portals and approaches in delivering research outputsDemonstrate your ability to synthesize (draw insight/conclusion) and package research output that directly address the problem in a clear and structured wayOpportunistically contribute to BCG publications and internal materials

 

Developing and demonstrating ‘client-responsiveness’

Develop capabilities to understands and anticipate case team research needs (understanding case-team asks, client contexts, etc. to tailor research accordingly). Continuously engage with senior researchers to discuss the sameDemonstrate speed-to-output and client-orientation in delivery (improving on effectiveness in research completion)Strong ownership and ability to manage (ability to prioritize) concurrent requestsStrong focus on customer satisfaction

What You'll Bring

Undergraduate degree minimum (Environmental, Physics, Petroleum, Chemical, Industrial, Electrical Engineering, Geology, Agricultural Economics, Sustainable development or Business Administration) with strong academic record0-1 years of relevant work-experience, preferably in a Consulting or Research organizationExcellent English; verbal and writtenAbility to work with wide array of platforms including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; to be able to provide insights in most user-friendly formatInterest in technical topics but also decarbonization of heavy industries, energy transition, sustainability and Net Zero targets and regulations, ESG are a plus

Who You'll Work With

As the Research Associate, you will collaborate with other experts and research specialists of BCG across different regions. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of knowledge and research positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative research careers.

Additional info

BCG Vantage is a powerhouse of expertise, seamlessly embedded within Practice Areas and markets to drive extraordinary impact. It equips BCG case teams and clients with cutting-edge expertise, proprietary assets, actionable data, and transformative insights that empower our case teams and enable our clients to achieve their aspirations.

 

With global experts across 20 Practices, covering more than 100 topics, sectors and offers, plus four focused geographic markets, BCG Vantage delivers unparalleled depth and breadth of insight & expertise.

 

BCG Vantage consists of three career paths, each playing a crucial role in delivering value to clients, case teams and practice teams.

Client Focus (Embedded Expertise)Integrates into client-facing teams to deliver direct client impact through expertise, know-how, and proprietary tools and assetsTopic Activation (Sector Expertise with Proprietary Tool & Data Solutions)Combines deep domain insights with our know-how and proprietary assets to address targeted challenges directly with clients and project teams; co-creates insights on industry trends and functional topics, proprietary data and tools, and teams to codify IP that all enables BCG to deliver excellent business value with its clientsResearch (Practice Topic and Sector-Aligned Research and Insights)Delivers actionable research and insights tailored to the client project’s needs; works with qualitative and quantitative data, conducts research and provides synthesized results from sources including commercial data, public and open source, company and industry research, macro-economic, commodities and trade data

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