Job Title: Data Scientist
Hiring Locations Bengaluru (India), Gurugram (India)
Your Impact
At McKinsey you will work on real-world, high-impact projects across a variety of industries.
You will have the opportunity to collaborate with QB/Labs teams and build complex and
innovative ML systems to accelerate our work in AI and help solve business problems at speed
and scale.
You will experience the best environment to grow as a technologist and a leader.
You will develop a sought-after perspective connecting technology and business value by
working on real-life problems across a variety of industries
and technical challenges to serve our clients on their changing needs.
You will be surrounded by inspiring individuals as part of diverse and multidisciplinary teams.
You will develop a holistic perspective of AI by partnering with the best design, technical, and
business talent in the world as your team members.
While we advocate for using the right tech for the right task, we often leverage the following
technologies: Python, PySpark, the PyData stack, Airflow, Databricks, our own open-source
data pipelining framework called Kedro, Dask/RAPIDS, container technologies such as Docker
and Kubernetes, cloud solutions such as AWS, GCP, Azure, and more.
Your Growth
You will work with other data scientists, data/ML engineers, designers, project managers and
business subject matter experts on interdisciplinary projects across various industry sectors to
enable business ambitions with data & analytics.
You are a highly collaborative individual who is capable of laying aside your own agenda,
listening to and learning from colleagues, challenging thoughtfully and prioritizing impact. You
search for ways to improve things and work collaboratively with colleagues. You believe in
iterative change, experimenting with new approaches, learning and improving to move forward
quickly.
While we advocate for using the right tools for the right task, we also take into account client’s
current landscape and preferences. Often, we use Python, PySpark, TensorFlow, PyTorch,
Databricks, SQL, Docker and Kubernetes. We also leverage our own proprietary tools such as
Kedro, CuasalNex, MLRun (check out more OSS here:
https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/quantumblack/labs). We work on regular basis with
cloud service providers such as AWS, GCP and Azure.
As a Data Scientist, you will:
Solve the hardest business problems with our clients in multiple industries worldwide while
leading research and development of state-of-the art Machine Learning and statistical methods
Play a leading role in bringing the latest advances in AI and deep learning to our clients,
collaborating with industry executives and QuantumBlack experts to find and execute
opportunities to improve business performance using data and advanced machine learning
models
Identify machine learning R&D initiatives that have high potential of applicability in industry
Work with QuantumBlack leadership and client executives to understand business problems
and map them to state-of-the-art analytics andAI solutions Work closely with other data
scientists, data engineers, machine learning engineers and designers to build end-to-end
analytics solutions forour clients that drive real impact in the real world
Perhaps most importantly, you will work in one of the most talented and diverse data science
teams in the world
Your Qualifications and Skills
Bachelor's or master's level in a discipline such as: computer science, machine learning,
applied statistics, mathematics, engineering or artificial intelligence, advanced analytics.
Proven application of advanced analytical, data science and statistical methods in real world
engagements
Good presentation and communication skills, with a knack for explaining complex analytical
concepts and insights to technical as well as non-technical audiences
Expertise in GenAI application development (RAG, Agentic flows, etc.) using API integration
and orchestration tools such as Langchains, Crew.AI, AutoGen will be an added advantage
Willingness to travel both domestic and international
