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  • Posted: Oct 14, 2021
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    BCG GAMMA - Making AI Real for Business We believe that competitive advantage exists at the intersection of data science, technology, people, and deep business expertise. To unlock true power, AI must be woven into processes and ways of working and applied where it really matters. Our talents as creators, inventors, and builders unlock the art of the pos...
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    Data Scientist

    About the job

    BCG GAMMA

    BCG GAMMA combines innovative skills in computer science, artificial intelligence, statistics, and machine learning with deep industry expertise. The BCG GAMMA team is comprised of world-class data scientists and business consultants who specialize in the use of advanced analytics to get breakthrough business results. Our teams own the full analytics 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.

    Here at BCG GAMMA, you’ll have the chance to work with clients in every BCG region and every industry area. We are also a core member of a rapidly growing analytics enterprise at BCG – a constellation of teams focused on driving practical results for BCG clients by applying leading edge analytics approaches, data, and technology.

     

    POSITION PROFILE

    We’re looking for a passionate and talented Data Scientist to join our rapidly growing team. In this role, you’ll have the chance to roll up your sleeves and apply data science methods and analytics to real-world business situations across a variety of industries. Successful candidates are intellectually curious builders who are biased toward action, scrappy, and communicative. You can also get the chance to travel: we have clients in New York, Casablanca, Hong Kong, Paris, Stockholm, Peru… Make sure your passport is ready to go!

     

    WHO YOU ARE. YOU:

    • Are comfortable in a client-facing role with the ambition to lead teams

    • Can distill complex results or processes into simple, clear visualizations

    • Are able to explain sophisticated data science concepts in an understandable manner

    • Love building things and are comfortable working with modern development tools and writing code collaboratively (bonus points if you have a software development or DevOps experience)

    • Have significant experience applying advanced analytics to a variety of business situations and a proven ability to synthesize complex data; as well as a deep understanding of modern machine learning techniques and their mathematical underpinnings, and are able to translate this into business implications for our clients

    • Have strong project management skills

     

    JOB REQUIREMENTS:

    • Recent Master’s Degree in computer science, applied mathematics, statistics, machine learning, or other data centric disciplines with relevant internships or up to 5 years of relevant industry work experience providing advanced analytics solutions

    • Strong record of extracurricular activity, professional accomplishment, and leadership

    • Additional experience in core analytic methods such as predictive modeling, customer segmentation/clustering, network analysis, supply chain optimization, etc.

    • Fluency in at least one scripting language (e.g. Python, R)

    • Fluency in English

     

    WORK ENVIRONMENT:

    • Fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment

    • Position is located in Johannesburg, as part of the global BCG GAMMA team

    • Expect up to 20-40% of time spent traveling

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to BCG GAMMA on talent.bcg.com to apply

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