Forward Deployed AI Scientist

BCG X is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Scientist to join their team in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This role involves applying data science methods and analytics to real-world business situations across a variety of industries to drive significant business impact and enable organizations to become AI-led innovative companies. Join a rapidly growing team and contribute to building and designing platforms and software to address the world’s most important challenges.

BCG X, the tech build & design unit of BCG, turbocharges BCG’s deep industry and functional expertise by bringing together advanced tech knowledge and ambitious entrepreneurship. With nearly 3,000 technologists, scientists, programmers, engineers, and human-centered designers located across 80+ cities, BCG X builds and designs platforms and software to address the world’s most important challenges and opportunities.

We are looking for talented individuals with a passion for Data Science, Statistics, Operations Research and transforming organizations into AI led innovative companies. Apply now to be part of a team that goes beyond what was once thought possible.

Company Overview

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG X is BCG’s tech build & design unit, uniting over 3,000 tech experts to make a difference. They combine experience and expertise to tackle the biggest challenges faced by society today, creating new and innovative solutions. BCG X provides a stable ecosystem for talent to build game-changing businesses, products, and services from the ground up, while growing their career.

Quick Details

• Salary Range: Not Applicable
• Job Type: Full-time
• Experience: 5 Year+
• Qualifications: Bachelors-degree

Key Responsibilities

• Own the full analytics value-chain end to end: framing new business challenges, designing innovative algorithms, implementing, and deploying scalable solutions.
• Enable colleagues and clients to fully embrace AI.
• Apply data science methods and analytics to real-world business situations across a variety of industries to drive significant business impact.
• Partner with clients in a variety of BCG regions and industries on key topics like climate change.
• Develop and deliver thought leadership in scientific communities and papers.
• Lead conferences on behalf of BCG X.

Requirements

• Comfortable in a client-facing role with the ambition to lead teams.
• Ability to distill complex results or processes into simple, clear visualizations.
• Ability to explain sophisticated data science concepts in an understandable manner.
• Comfortable working with modern development tools and writing code collaboratively (bonus points for software development or DevOps experience).
• Significant experience applying advanced analytics to a variety of business situations and a proven ability to synthesize complex data.
• Deep understanding of modern machine learning techniques and their mathematical underpinnings, and can translate this into business implications for clients.
• Strong project management skills.
• Programming Languages: Python.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI and data science projects.
• Collaborate with a diverse team of over 3,000 tech experts.
• Contribute to solving some of the world's most important challenges.
• Grow your career within a stable ecosystem for building game-changing businesses.
• Work across various industries and on key topics like climate change.
• Develop thought leadership and present at conferences.