Delivery AI Scientist, Colombia - X Delivery

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To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

We Are BCG X

We’re a diverse team of more than 3,000 tech experts united by a drive to make a difference. Working across industries and disciplines, we combine our experience and expertise to tackle the biggest challenges faced by society today. We go beyond what was once thought possible, creating new and innovative solutions to the world’s most complex problems. Leveraging BCG’s global network and partnerships with leading organizations, BCG X provides a stable ecosystem for talent to build game-changing businesses, products, and services from the ground up, all while growing their career. Together, we strive to create solutions that will positively impact the lives of millions.

What You'll Do

As a part of BCG X team you will work closely with consulting teams on a diverse range of advanced analytics topics. You will have the opportunity to leverage analytical methodologies, subject matter expertise, and accelerated execution to deliver value to BCG's Consulting (case) teams and Practice Areas (domain). You will collaborate with case teams to gather requirements, specify, design, develop, deliver and support analytics solutions serving client needs. You will provide technical support through deeper understanding of relevant data analytics tools and processes to build high quality and efficient solutions.

What You'll Bring

Working with case (and proposal) team:

• Delivering original analysis and insights to case teams, typically owning all or part of an analytics module
• Establishing credibility by thought partnering with case teams on analytics topics; drawing conclusions on a range of external and internal issues related to your module
• Executing analytical approaches and creating defined outcomes; contributing to approach selection focusing on problem solving and client value aspects
• Applying analytical, statistical and programming skills, building models, creating algorithms and using appropriate tools to discover knowledge from a variety of large and versatile data sources
• Wrapping the outcomes of analysis into ready-to-use software modules / minimal viable products / dashboards
• Training the project and client teams on advanced analytics approaches in general as well as on the use of tools and methodologies to increase the impact of their work
• Communicating analytical insights through sophisticated synthesis and packaging of results (including PPT slides and charts)
• Developing broad expertise in at least one analytics topic or platform
• Thinking Analytically: You should be strong in analytical solutioning with hands on experience in advanced delivery, through the entire life cycle of analytics.
• Strong technical and statistical skills with the ability to develop and codify knowledge and provide analytical advice where required.

Technical Skills (Must have):

• Overall fluency in either of Python or R: ability to read, create, debug and package code, being comfortable using either of Pycharm, R-Studio, Visual Studio or any other IDE

• Fluency in Spanish and English 

• SQL scripting, ability to collect data from relational databases, e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL, etc.)
• Data wrangling with Python (Pandas) or R
• Hands on statistical inference using Python, R as well as MS Excel extensions
• Experience in data visualization and presentation using either of Tableau, PowerBI, QlikView, Dash, etc.
• Self-learning and quick ramping in previously unfamiliar technological stack if needed

Technical Skills (Good to have):

• Experience in building scalable production ready dashboards and web applications using Python or JS frameworks (e.g. either of Django, Flask, React, Vue, Angular, etc.)
• Experience with proprietary low-code data wrangling, predictive analytics and modelling tools (either of Alteryx, Knime, Dataiku, SAS, SPSS, etc.)
• Experience with customer analytics, pricing optimization, predictive maintenance, supply chain optimization, network optimization, workforce allocation, smart manufacturing and related topics in a global organization or professional services is preferred
• Experience in GeoAnalytics using Python or specialized solutions is a plus
• First experience in simulation modelling and optimization approaches (Operations Research / Linear Programming / Mixed Integer Programming)
• Knowledge of dedicated optimization and simulation tools (AIMMS, LLamasoft, Gurobi, AnyLogic) is a plus
• Programming and/or scripting experience a plus: SQL, C#, Perl, Spark, VBA
• Experience with big data environments a plus: Amazon Redshift, Hadoop/HIVE, Teradata
• Experience with collaboration tools & ticketing systems (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, GitHub) is preferred

Who You'll Work With

As a Data Analyst you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of knowledge positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative knowledge careers.

Additional info

Please apply for the positions equivalent to your previous work experiences. The seniority will be evaluated according to your experience and career structure at BCG X during the process.

Even if you don't meet all these requirements, we encourage you to apply if this job description excites you.

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