Data Scientist Internship (Rolling Intake)

About Boston Consulting Group

Founded in 1963, BCG (Boston Consulting Group) is a global management consulting firm. BCG helps corporations and other organizations innovate and achieve sustainable competitive advantage.

Your role

• You’ll be part of their rapidly growing team who will have a chance to apply data science methods and analytics to real-world business situations across a variety of industries to drive significant business impact. 
• You’ll have the chance to partner with clients in a variety of BCG regions and industries, and on key topics like climate change, enabling them to design, build, and deploy new and innovative solutions.
• Additional responsibilities will include developing and delivering thought leadership in scientific communities and papers as well as leading conferences on behalf of BCG X.

Training & development

BCG provides comprehensive intern training and development programs to equip interns with practical skills and knowledge through workshops, mentorship, and real-world project exposure. These programs offer a unique opportunity for interns to learn from experienced professionals and contribute to impactful projects, fostering their professional growth and preparing them for future careers in consulting.

Career progression

Working at BCG, your role takes on a different shape with every project and every client, which means there are endless paths you can follow. You can even create your own path—and best of all, they will give you the tools and support that put you in the driver’s seat, empowering you to unlock your potential and accelerate your career in ways you never imagined.

Work-life balance

BCG’s flexible working arrangements allow employees to raise families, pursue personal passions, and live balanced lives. For most roles at BCG, there are core hours when you are required to be available to do your job, but you may be able to adapt your start and end times to manage your work and meet your individual needs. 

Company culture

Maintaining a strong culture anchored in clear, frequently communicated values is at the heart of what makes BCG a market leader. They are committed to the highest standards of ethics, business conduct, and company principles, and every employee is expected to uphold these standards. 

About you

• Currently enrolled in a University Master’s or Ph.D. degree program in Computer Research Science, Data Science, Statistics, Operations Research, or a related field.
• Comfortable in a client-facing role with the ambition to lead teams.
• Likes to distill complex results or processes into simple, clear visualizations.
• Explain sophisticated data science concepts in an understandable manner.
• Love building things and comfortable working with modern development tools and writing code collaboratively (bonus points if you have software development or DevOps experience).
• Significant experience applying advanced analytics to 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 the clients.
• Have strong project management skills. 

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• bcg.com
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