Data Scientist Internship

Our 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 Data Scientist, you'll be part of our rapidly growing team. You'll have the chance to apply data science methods and analytics to real-world business situations across a variety of industries to drive significant business impact. You'll have the chance to partner with clients in a variety of BCG regions and industries, and on key topics like climate change, enabling them to design, build, and deploy new and innovative solutions. 

Additional responsibilities will include developing and delivering thought leadership in scientific communities and papers as well as leading conferences on behalf of BCG X. Successful candidates are intellectually curious builders who are biased toward action, scrappy, and communicative. 

We are looking for talented individuals with a passion for data science, statistics, operations research and transforming organizations into AI led innovative companies. Successful candidates possess the following: 

• Comfortable in a client-facing role with the ambition to lead teams 

• Likes to distill complex results or processes into simple, clear visualizations 

• Explain sophisticated data science concepts in an understandable manner 

• Love building things and are comfortable working with modern development tools and writing code collaboratively (bonus points if you have a software development or DevOps experience) 

• Significant experience applying advanced analytics to a variety of business situations and a proven ability to synthesize complex data 

• Deep understanding of modern machine learning techniques and their mathematical underpinnings, and can translate this into business implications for our clients 

• Have strong project management skills 

This position is open to students currently pursuing a full-time Masters degree or PhD and graduating between December 2026 - August 2027. 

The deadline to apply for this position is November 13, 2025 at 11:59pm ET.

Please note this program is evaluative, and interns have the opportunity to receive full-time offers. Our internship program operates in an 'office hub' model. If you receive a full-time offer, you can switch to a different office location outside of these summer hubs for your full-time role.

TECHNOLOGIES: 

Programming Languages: Python

You must live within a reasonable commuting distance of your home office. As a member of that office, it is expected you will be in the office as directed. This role puts you on an accelerated path of personal and professional growth and development and so, at times, requires extended working hours. Our work often requires travel to client sites. 

FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: Boston Consulting Company (“BCG”) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 
 
The first-year base compensation for this role is:

Data Scientist II: $145,000 USD

Data Scientist III: $160,000 USD

Senior Data Scientist: $190,000 USD

 
In addition to your base salary, you will also be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus and BCG’s Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF) contribution. BCG also provides a market leading benefits package described below. 
 
At BCG, we are committed to offering a comprehensive benefit program that includes everything our employees and their families need to be well and live life to the fullest. We pay the full cost of medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees – and their eligible family members. * That’s zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks. All our plans provide best in class coverage: 

• Zero-dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children 
• Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs 
• Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits 
• Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually 
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities 
• Fully vested Profit-Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan 
• Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement 
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month) 
• Paid sick time on an as needed basis 
   
  *Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage. 

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