Data Scientist, GenAI & AI Solutions

McKinsey & Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

McKinsey & Company is seeking a highly motivated student to join our Data Science team. You will help build and deliver advanced analytics and AI solutions that address real-world business challenges across industries.

You will translate business problems into analytical tasks, develop and evaluate models using ML, optimization, GenAI, and agentic AI, and work with experienced colleagues to ensure high data quality and robust solutions. Travel and client-facing collaboration are expected.

Qualifications

• Upcoming graduation between December 2026 and August 2027 with a Master's, Bachelor's or PhD in computer science, machine learning, applied statistics, mathematics, engineering, artificial intelligence, or a related field
• Professional experience applying machine learning, statistical modeling, optimization, or GenAI techniques to real business problems; proficiency in Python and SQL is required, including the Python AI stack
• Ability to translate business problems into analytical challenges, building and evaluating models across supervised, unsupervised, statistical, or forecasting approaches with guidance
• Foundational understanding of optimization, simulation, and decision logic concepts, with the ability to apply methodologies with guidance
• Developing familiarity with Generative AI tools and simple agentic AI frameworks, with an eagerness to learn how LLMs can be applied to automate defined tasks
• A quality and risk mindset: able to validate own work, document assumptions and limitations, and apply basic evaluation methods for prompts, RAG models, or agents; growing awareness of fairness, explainability, and human oversight considerations
• Follows software development and MLOps/LLMOps best practices with guidance, with introductory exposure to CI/CD and agentic engineering concepts
• Exceptional time management to meet your responsibilities in a complex and largely autonomous work environment
• Willingness to travel
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in English and local office language(s), with the ability to adjust your style to suit different perspectives and seniority levels

Responsibilities

• You will work as a core member of a multidisciplinary team to build and deliver advanced analytics and AI solutions that address complex business challenges across industries.
• You'll translate business challenges into analytical problems and develop and evaluate solutions across machine learning, optimization, GenAI, and agentic AI systems.
• With guidance, you'll contribute to selecting and implementing analytical approaches, and ensure your work meets rigorous standards for data quality and evaluation.
• As you develop, you'll take on increasing ownership for delivering solutions that are robust and fit for purpose.
• Collaborating with data scientists, data engineers, software engineers, and industry experts, you'll work with clients across technical and business teams.

Skills

Machine learning

Statistical modeling

Optimization

GenAI

Python

SQL

Education

Master's/Bachelor's/PhD in CS/ML/AI or related field

Tools

Python AI stack

Job description

McKinsey & Company is seeking a highly motivated student to join our Data Science team. You will help build and deliver advanced analytics and AI solutions that address real-world business challenges across industries.

You will translate business problems into analytical tasks, develop and evaluate models using ML, optimization, GenAI, and agentic AI, and work with experienced colleagues to ensure high data quality and robust solutions. Travel and client-facing collaboration are expected.