Data Scientist - QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey
McKinsey & Company
Software Engineering, Data Science
Beijing, China · Hong Kong · Shanghai, China · United Kingdom · London, UK · Manchester, UK
Posted on Feb 18, 2025
Data Scientist – QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey
Job ID: 94818
Do you want to work on complex and pressing challenges—the kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day? If this sounds like you, you’ve come to the right place.
Your Impact
You will be based at one of our Greater China offices and work with other integrative consultants, data scientists, data engineers, machine learning engineers, designers and project managers on interdisciplinary projects, using math, stats and machine learning to derive structure and knowledge from raw data across various industry sectors.
As a Data Scientist, you’ll partner with our clients, from data owners and users to C-level executives, to understand their needs and build impactful analytics solutions. You will contribute to cross-functional problem-solving sessions with your team and deliver presentations to colleagues and client; translate business problems into analytical problems and develop models aimed at solving our clients and users problems and ensure they are evaluated with the relevant metrics; write highly optimized code to advance our internal Data Science Toolbox; add real-world impact to your academic expertise, as you are encouraged to write papers and present at meetings and conferences should you wish.
You will take part in R&D projects, 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. You will work in one of the most advanced data science teams globally. You will be 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.
Only at McKinsey
Work on real-world, high-impact projects across a variety of industries – Identify micro patterns in data that our clients can exploit to maintain their competitive advantage and watch your technical solutions transform their day-to-day business.
Experience the best environment to grow as a technologist and a leader – 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.
Be surrounded by inspiring individuals as part of diverse multidisciplinary teams- Develop a holistic perspective of AI by partnering with the best design, technical, and business talent in the world as your team members.
Our Tech Stack
While we advocate for using the right tech for the right task, we often leverage the following technologies: Python, PySpark, the PyData stack, SQL, 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, and Azure, and more.
Your Growth
Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.
In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you’ll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else.
In return for your unwavering dedication to excellence, you will have:
- Continuous learning:Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
- A voice that matters:From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
- Global community:With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- World-class benefits:On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, mental health, and vision coverage for you, your spouse/partner, and children.
Your qualifications and skills
- Bachelor's, master's or PhD level in a discipline such as: computer science, machine learning, applied statistics, mathematics, engineering or artificial intelligence required
- 1+ years of professional experience in applying machine learning and data mining techniques to real problems with copious amounts of data
- Programming experience (focus on machine learning): Python (must), R (highly valued)
- Data processing (focus on machine learning): SQL and Python’s Data Science stack are a must; good knowledge of at least one big data framework (PySpark, Hive, Hadoop) is a plus; R, SPSS, SAS (nice to have)
- Ability to prototype statistical analysis and modeling algorithms and apply these algorithms for data driven solutions to problems in new domains
- Ability to independently own and drive model development, balancing demands and deadlines
- Demonstrated aptitude for analytics
- Experience deploying technology applied to business problems is a plus
- Good presentation and communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas effectively - both verbally and in writing - in English and Chinese
- Willingness to travel
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LinkedIn Posting City - Shanghai
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LinkedIn Job Title - Data Scientist – QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey
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