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WHAT YOU’LL DO
As a Research Analyst within BCG’s Data & Research Services team, you would provide secondary research in support of proposals, client cases, and business or IP development initiatives, with a preferred understanding of people and organization consulting-related topics. You will be responsible for delivering on a variety of requests throughout the day.
The environment is fast-paced and may need you to connect with the customers from the consulting and knowledge teams to refine/understand the scope, devise an appropriate approach; conduct medium to high complexity research, package and deliver to the customer’s satisfaction. There is an opportunity for you to grow and learn in an apprenticeship culture where you can quickly build and expand your research knowledge base to the next level.
BCG’s People & Organization Practice (POP) offers advisory and transformation services with a clear focus on business value creation through People and Organization. BCG’s POP expertise is concentrated in four critical areas: Organization Design, People Strategy, Change Management, and Agile. YOU’RE GOOD AT Developing topic knowledge and industry expertise • You will manage various research requests with a high-level accuracy and organization, you have a strong interest related to topics such as organizational design, change management, HR/people strategy• You will be required to understand request objectives and proactively suggest the most appropriate and efficient research approach to senior DRS team members and customers, as appropriate• You will evaluate our source quality and data accuracy, and proactively help to identify and raise research-related issues Customer and team orientation • You will engage in thought partnership with consulting teams and knowledge teams to understand, scope and deliver accurate, timely and relevant data and information• You will be coaching Research Associates and outsourcing partners, as well as delivering data quality analysis with themUtilization and development of tools and technology• Along with collecting, summarizing, and synthesizing relevant data and information into appropriate, concise, timely and highly effective output, you are proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint• With guidance, you will develop tools, resources, and training within the practice area you will be contributing to knowledge capture and documentation• Using your strong analytical thinking, you will provide advanced synthesis, and develop deep expertise in specialized research tools, databases, and sources Working flexibly in a fast-paced environment • In addition to being intellectually curious and being able to work in a fast-paced, deadline-focused environment, you can identify practical, timely and innovative research approaches YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS) • 2-4+ years of relevant working and research experience, with some understanding of organization design, change management and workforce planning-related topics. An understanding of sector and databases would be preferred• Bachelor’s degree/MBA with good academic performance• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint• Good communication skills, ability to work with stakeholders YOU’LL WORK WITH Our knowledge and research specialists collaborate with global colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of knowledge and research positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative research careers. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Data and Research Services (DRS) function is a dynamic and highly visible centre of excellence focused on business research and process innovation. We collaborate with our consulting teams to bring advanced research capabilities to support projects and clients. DRS provides specialist research services to consulting teams and our Knowledge Team, taking deep pride in delivering rapid and precise results.DRS works with both qualitative and quantitative data, conducting research and providing synthesized results from over 100 commercial sources, publicly available data, company and industry research, macro-economic, commodities and trade data.
