Forward Deployed AI Scientist, Italy - BCG X

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact. 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

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. Our product offerings span from fully custom-builds to industry specific leading edge AI software solutions. Our Forward Deployed AI Scientist and Senior Forward Deployed AI 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. 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. Successful candidates are intellectually curious builders who are biased toward action, creative, and communicative.

We Are Looking For Dedicated Individuals With a Passion For Data Science, Statistics, Operations Research And Redefining Organizations Into AI Led Innovative Companies. Successful Candidates Possess The Following

• 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 are comfortable working with modern development tools and writing code collaboratively (bonus points if you have a 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 our clients


• Have strong project management skills


• Fluency in both Italian and English

What You’ll Bring

Requirements

Master’s or PhD degree program in Computer Research Science, Data Science, Statistics, Operations Research, or related field

Technologies

• Programming: Python

Additional info

Additional info

At BCG, our people and relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that in-person collaboration plays an essential role in our culture, mentorship, and professional development. That's why we generally operate on a hybrid model, with office presence shaped by business needs, team norms, and local policies and practices. We aim to provide a dynamic and collaborative environment that fosters connection and teamwork.

Compensation Information

Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, and a benefits package described below. Our Reward Philosophy is to take a holistic approach to offer a comprehensive package which includes market‑competitive base salary, discretionary performance bonus and benefits that can support both physical and mental health. Our philosophy drives our actions and aims at being competitive, fair and easy for employees to understand. We are committed to ensuring that BCG is the best place for you to thrive and grow.

The base salary for this role is at least EUR 54.000,00. Employees may also be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus.

Our Benefits Include

• Health insurance: comprehensive medical coverage for employees with the option to extend coverage to eligible family members.


• Meal vouchers and corporate discounts: daily meal allowance and access to a range of partner discounts.


• Life / Accident / Disability Insurance for employees.


• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): confidential psychological, legal, and financial support services.


• Well‑being initiatives: programs supporting physical health, mental well‑being, and family needs.


• Flexible benefits: welfare and annual flexible benefits allowance that can be used for eligible services such as education, health, transport and leisure activities.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

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