Visiting Forward Deployed AI Scientist Internship - Middle East

About the role

BCG X, a team of more than 3,000 tech experts within Boston Consulting Group, is looking for a Visiting Forward Deployed AI Scientist intern for its Middle East office, based in Dubai (also listed for Riyadh). The internship lets you apply data science methods and analytics to real-world business situations across a variety of industries, partnering with clients in different BCG regions and industries on topics such as climate change.

Key responsibilities

• Work on the full analytics value chain: framing new business challenges, designing innovative algorithms, implementing and deploying scalable solutions, and helping colleagues and clients embrace AI.
• Partner with clients in a variety of BCG regions and industries on topics such as climate change, helping them design, build and deploy new solutions.
• Develop and deliver thought leadership in scientific communities and papers, and lead conferences on behalf of BCG X.

Required profile

• Currently enrolled in a university master's or PhD programme 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.
• Ability to turn complex results or processes into simple, clear visualizations and explain sophisticated data science concepts clearly.
• Significant experience applying advanced analytics to business situations and synthesizing complex data.
• Strong project management skills.

Required skills

• Deep understanding of modern machine learning techniques and their mathematical underpinnings, able to translate them into business implications for clients.
• Programming languages: Python.
• Bonus: software development or DevOps experience.