Associate Consultant - College Recruiting

Ducker Research Europe GmbH; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days PTO

401(k) matching

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Ducker Carlisle in Boston seeks an Associate Consultant to join our project teams across research, analysis and client delivery. You will conduct interviews, build analyses with spreadsheets and statistical tools, and help prepare client presentations.

The role can be based in Boston, with travel to client sites as needed. We value clear communication, strong organization, and a commitment to learning and growth within our global firm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a top tier university.
• Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal.
• Advanced skills within Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with analytical modeling, statistical analysis, optimization, and/or manipulation of large datasets.
• Familiarity with Python, R, SQL, or statistical packages is preferred.
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time management skills.
• Willingness to travel as travel is an integral part of this role.

Responsibilities

• Design analyses using spreadsheets, database tools, statistical analysis and process mapping to meet project goals.
• Gather research by conducting interviews, literature searches, and interpreting survey results.
• Author client presentations and other deliverables.
• Present findings to clients and to senior consulting staff.

Skills

communication skills

Excel

PowerPoint

analytical modeling

statistical analysis

optimization

datasets handling

Python

R

SQL

organization

multi-tasking

time management

travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree from a top tier university

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Python

R

SQL

Job description

About Ducker Carlisle

Named one of America's Top Management Consulting Firms 2026 by Business Insider, Ducker Carlisle is a global market research, strategy consulting and M&A advisory firm that helps the world's largest companies and private equity firms optimize business performance and accelerate growth. Founded in 1961 with offices across the US, Germany, France, India, and China, the firm leverages proprietary data, deep industry knowledge and proven methodologies to deliver tailored, industry-specific insights and recommendations across the automotive, heavy truck & equipment, general industrial, building and construction, and private equity sectors. For more information, visit DuckerCarlisle.com.

Why Work for Ducker Carlisle

You will havetheopportunity tomeaningfullyimpactwork across the firm and collaborate withclient teams and colleaguesacross the globe.We strongly encourage growth within the organization and support career planning as part of our performance management process.Collaboration and inclusivity areat the core of our culture. We hostfrequent socialevents,organizelocal volunteer opportunities, andofferhybridworkschedules.Our employees can access a competitive benefits package including20daysof paid time off/year, 401(k) matching,and medical,dental and vision insurance.

WhatYou’llDo

Associate Consultants play an integral role within our project teams.Associate Consultants are responsible for conducting both the research and the analysis related to a project and are typically assigned to one or two project teams simultaneously. Even at the most junior level, you will have exposure to client facing opportunities. You can expect to learn, be challenged and be encouraged to grow and develop throughout your career.

This role can be based out of Boston, MA or Troy, MI.

Key responsibilities

• Designing analyses using spreadsheets, database tools, statistical analysis and process mapping in order to meet project goals
• Gathering research by conducting interviews, searching literature or the Internet and interpreting survey results
• Authoring client presentations and other deliverables
• Presenting findings to clients and to senior consulting staff

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree from a top tier university
• Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal
• Advanced skills within Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with analytical modeling, statistical analysis, optimization, and/or manipulation of large datasets
• Familiarity with Python, R, SQL, or statistical packages is preferred
• Strong organizational, multi‐tasking, and time management skills
• Willingness to travel as travel is an integral part of this role

Please Note: We encourage all our staff to work from a Ducker Carlisle office as often as is feasible; our hybrid work schedule suggests that most local team members work in the office 3-4 days per week when they are not traveling to clients.

Ducker Carlisle is an equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, qualified veteran's status, disability, or any other categories protected by law.

Ducker Carlisle is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us if you require an accommodation during the application process.