Forward Deployed AI Scientist, Campus, United States - BCG X

Locations: Boston, Chicago, Washington, Pittsburgh, New York, Brooklyn, Manhattan Beach, Dallas, Miami, San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles

About the role

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.

As a Forward Deployed AI Scientist, you'll apply data science methods and analytics to real-world business situations across a variety of industries to drive significant business impact. You'll partner with clients on key topics like climate change, helping them design, build, and deploy new and innovative solutions. Additional responsibilities include developing and delivering thought leadership in scientific communities, publishing papers, and leading conferences on behalf of BCG X.

Successful candidates are intellectually curious builders who are biased toward action, scrappy, and communicative.

Responsibilities

• Apply data science and advanced analytics to real-world business challenges across industries.
• Partner with clients to design, build, and deploy AI-driven solutions.
• Develop and deliver thought leadership through papers and conference presentations.
• Distill complex results or processes into simple, clear visualizations.
• Explain sophisticated data science concepts in an understandable manner.
• Collaborate on code using modern development tools (software development or DevOps experience is a plus).
• Manage projects effectively, synthesizing complex data into actionable insights.

Requirements

• Comfortable in a client-facing role with the ambition to lead teams.
• Experience applying advanced analytics to a variety of business situations.
• Deep understanding of modern machine learning techniques and their mathematical underpinnings.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business implications for clients.
• Strong project management skills.
• Proficiency in Python and modern development tools.
• Must live within a reasonable commuting distance of your home office and be available for in-office work as directed.
• Willingness to travel to client sites and work extended hours as needed.

Qualifications

This position is open to students currently pursuing a full-time Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree and graduating between December 2026 and August 2027. The deadline to apply is September 17, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET.

Pay

The first-year base compensation for this role ranges from $110,000 to $190,000 USD.

Benefits

• Zero-dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for employees, spouses, and children (employees share cost for domestic partner coverage).
• Low $10 (USD) copays for doctor visits, urgent care, and generic prescriptions.
• Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits.
• Vision insurance covering glasses and contact lenses annually.
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities.
• Fully vested profit-sharing retirement fund contributions made annually, plus 401(k) options.
• Paid parental leave and family benefits, including elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement.
• 12 paid holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Year’s, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month).
• Paid sick time on an as-needed basis.