Forward Deployed AI Scientist, Norway - Bcg X

BCG BCG · Consulting · Oslo, Norway · Data Science and Analytics

This role is for a Forward Deployed AI Scientist at BCG X, focusing on applying data science and advanced analytics to solve real-world business challenges for clients. The role involves the full analytics value chain, from framing problems and designing algorithms to implementing and deploying scalable AI solutions. It requires a blend of technical expertise, client-facing skills, and the ability to translate complex AI concepts into business value. The position emphasizes building and deploying AI solutions to drive significant business impact across various industries.

What you'd actually do

  1. 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.
  2. Our Data Scientists and Senior Data Scientist are 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Additional responsibilities will include developing and delivering thought leadership in scientific communities and papers as well as leading conferences on behalf of BCG X.
  5. Successful candidates are intellectually curious builders who are biased toward action, creative, and communicative.

Skills

Required

  • Python
  • Significant experience applying advanced analytics to a variety of business situations
  • proven ability to synthesize complex data
  • Deep understanding of modern machine learning techniques and their mathematical underpinnings
  • translate this into business implications for our clients
  • strong project management skills
  • client-facing role
  • ambition to lead teams
  • distill complex results or processes into simple, clear visualizations
  • Explain sophisticated data science concepts in an understandable manner
  • building things
  • comfortable working with modern development tools
  • writing code collaboratively

Nice to have

  • software development experience
  • DevOps experience

What the JD emphasized

  • full analytics value-chain end to end
  • implementing, and deploying scalable solutions
  • apply data science methods and analytics to real-world business situations
  • design, build, and deploy new and innovative solutions
  • writing code collaboratively

Other signals

  • apply data science methods and analytics to real-world business situations
  • designing innovative algorithms
  • implementing, and deploying scalable solutions
  • enabling colleagues and clients to fully embrace AI
  • translate this into business implications for our clients