Data Scientist - QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey

at  McKinsey Company

Do you want to do work that matters, alongside supportive leaders who will help you grow faster than you ever thought possible? Are you a creative problem-solver who is energized by challenges? You’ve come to the right place.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Undergraduate degree in maths, statistics, physics, computer science or engineering required
• Up to 2 years of professional experience in programming; experience applied to business problems is a plus
• Programming (focus on machine learning): Python (must), R (highly valued), SPSS, SAS, Ruby, Hadoop (valued)
• Data treatment/data mining, e.g. SQL, AWK, Access, Spark, Excel (highly valued)
• Statistical knowledge is a plus
• Demonstrated aptitude for analytics
• Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively – both verbally and in writing – in English and Spanish
• Knowledge of other languages, e.g. Portuguese, German, French and/or Italian is a plus

• Work on complex and extremely varied data sets from some of the world’s largest organisations to solve real world problems
• Develop data science products and solutions for clients as well as for our data science team
• Write highly optimized code to advance our internal Data Science Toolbox
• Work in a multi-disciplinary environment with specialists in machine learning, engineering and design
• Focus on modelling by working alongside the Data Engineering team
• Add real-world impact to your academic expertise, as you are encouraged to write papers and present at meetings and conferences should you wish
• Take part in R&D (video: R&D at QuantumBlack); attend conferences such as NIPS and ICML as well as data science retrospectives where you will have the opportunity to share and learn from your co-workers
• Work in one of the most advanced data science teams globally