Boston Consulting Group is hiring for an FRESHER entry level Data Analyst role in India

Position:

• Data Analyst

Company:

• Boston Consulting Group

Location:

• Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Job type:

• Full Time

Job mode:

• Onsite

Job requisition id:

• 58186

Years of experience:

• 0 to 1 year

Company Description:

• Boston Consulting Group is one of the world’s leading management consulting firms, recognized for helping organizations solve business problems, improve operational efficiency, and create long term growth strategies. Since its establishment in 1963, the company has worked with enterprises, governments, institutions, and global brands across multiple industries to support transformation and innovation initiatives.
• The organization operates with a strong focus on strategy consulting, digital transformation, analytics, business intelligence, research, technology implementation, and organizational development. Over the years, the company has expanded its capabilities beyond traditional consulting by integrating technology, advanced analytics, AI, design thinking, and data driven decision making into its service offerings.
• The company collaborates with clients to address complex business challenges related to operations, customer behavior, financial performance, product strategy, marketing effectiveness, and market expansion. Its teams consist of professionals from diverse academic and professional backgrounds including analytics, engineering, economics, management, mathematics, computer science, and statistics.
• The organization is known for maintaining a collaborative work culture where employees work closely with global teams, consultants, analysts, and industry experts across different regions. Employees are encouraged to contribute innovative ideas, participate in problem solving discussions, and continuously improve their technical as well as professional capabilities.
• The company also places significant importance on employee learning and career growth. Team members are given access to training programs, mentorship opportunities, exposure to international projects, and practical learning experiences that help them strengthen their analytical, communication, and consulting skills.
• The Gurgaon office plays an important role in supporting the company’s global consulting operations through analytics, research, survey management, business intelligence, and advanced data analysis functions. Professionals working from this office contribute to strategic projects serving clients from multiple industries and geographic regions.

Profile Overview:

• The Data Analyst role within the Survey Operations and Analytics team offers an opportunity for early career professionals to work on highly impactful market research and analytics projects. The position is designed for candidates who have a strong academic foundation in analytics, statistics, mathematics, economics, or data science and are interested in applying their skills in a consulting driven environment.
• The selected candidate will support consulting teams involved in survey based research projects and primary data collection activities. The role focuses on managing, cleaning, processing, validating, and analyzing survey data to derive meaningful business insights that help clients make strategic decisions.
• Professionals in this role will participate across different stages of the survey lifecycle including questionnaire structure understanding, survey quality checks, sampling support, data validation, statistical analysis, and preparation of analytical outputs. The role requires individuals to work with large datasets and transform raw information into actionable findings using analytical tools and visualization techniques.
• Candidates will also collaborate with survey programmers, research partners, external vendors, and internal consulting stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution. Since projects often involve global clients and distributed teams, the role demands strong communication abilities, adaptability, and collaboration skills.
• The position emphasizes hands on learning and practical exposure to analytical tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, SPSS, Tableau, SQL, Python, Alteryx, and related technologies. Employees are expected to continuously learn new tools and improve their ability to interpret data and communicate findings effectively.
• The work environment is dynamic and fast paced, making it suitable for candidates who enjoy problem solving, multitasking, and working under changing business requirements. Individuals joining this team will gain exposure to consulting methodologies, survey operations, advanced analytics workflows, and stakeholder management practices.
• This opportunity is especially valuable for freshers and entry level candidates looking to build a career in analytics, consulting support, market research, or business intelligence within a globally recognized organization.

Qualifications:

• Candidates applying for this role are expected to possess a master’s degree in fields related to analytics, mathematics, statistics, operational research, economics, applied statistics, or data science. Strong academic performance and demonstrated analytical capabilities are considered important for this position.
• Applicants with internship experience, academic projects, research work, certifications, or coursework related to data analytics, market research, survey analytics, or statistical modeling will have an added advantage during the selection process.
• The company is looking for candidates who possess strong analytical thinking and problem solving abilities. Applicants should be comfortable working with structured and unstructured datasets and should have the ability to identify trends, patterns, and insights from business data.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel is considered highly important for this role. Candidates should be familiar with functions, formulas, pivot tables, lookup functions, charts, data cleaning methods, and spreadsheet based analysis techniques.
• Strong presentation and communication capabilities using PowerPoint are also required since professionals in this role regularly prepare reports, dashboards, insights presentations, and analytical summaries for consulting teams and stakeholders.
• Familiarity with statistical and analytical tools such as SPSS, Python, R, SQL, SAS, VBA, Tableau, Alteryx, and Market Sight is considered beneficial. While expertise in all tools may not be mandatory, candidates should demonstrate willingness and ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• Applicants should possess a solid understanding of statistical concepts including univariate analysis, bivariate analysis, multivariate analysis, sampling methodologies, and survey data interpretation techniques.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are essential because the role involves collaboration with international teams, consultants, and senior stakeholders across different geographic locations.
• Candidates should also demonstrate teamwork, accountability, adaptability, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast moving environment.
• The company values individuals who can independently manage tasks, proactively solve problems, maintain data accuracy, and contribute effectively within cross functional and multicultural teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support consulting teams in managing survey operations and market research related projects.
• Participate in survey execution activities including data collection coordination and workflow management.
• Understand business objectives and align analytical activities with project goals.
• Conduct data cleaning, validation, processing, and quality assurance checks on survey datasets.
• Work with survey programmers and external vendors to ensure accurate implementation of survey questionnaires.
• Apply statistical techniques and analytical methodologies to generate business insights.
• Create analytical outputs, reports, dashboards, and visual presentations for consulting stakeholders.
• Use tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, SQL, SPSS, Python, and Alteryx for data processing and reporting activities.
• Assist in building models, simulations, and data driven frameworks for business decision making.
• Support cross functional collaboration with geographically distributed teams and stakeholders.
• Manage multiple assignments simultaneously while maintaining high quality standards.
• Contribute to survey design understanding including sampling methods, quotas, and questionnaire structures.
• Interpret analytical findings and communicate insights effectively to consulting teams.
• Ensure timely completion of assigned deliverables in a dynamic and deadline driven environment.

Skills Required:

• Data Analysis
• Market Research
• Survey Analytics
• Advanced Excel
• PowerPoint
• SQL
• Tableau
• Python
• R Programming
• SPSS
• SAS
• VBA
• Alteryx
• Statistical Analysis
• Data Cleaning
• Data Validation
• Data Visualization
• Business Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Problem Solving
• Attention to Detail
• Team Collaboration
• Multitasking
• Presentation Skills

Additional Info:

• The role provides candidates with an opportunity to work closely with consulting professionals on strategic business projects involving primary research and analytics driven decision making.
• Employees joining the Survey Operations and Analytics team gain exposure to real world consulting workflows, global client engagement models, and advanced survey research methodologies.
• The position offers a strong learning environment where candidates can improve their technical expertise in analytical tools, data visualization platforms, statistical software, and business communication practices.
• Since the organization works with international clients and distributed teams, employees will regularly collaborate with professionals across different countries, industries, and business functions. This exposure helps candidates develop strong interpersonal and cross cultural communication skills.
• The company encourages continuous learning through structured training programs, mentorship opportunities, practical project exposure, and on the job skill development initiatives.
• Candidates working in this role are expected to operate in a highly dynamic environment where priorities may evolve depending on project requirements and client expectations. Adaptability and willingness to learn are therefore important success factors.
• Professionals in this role may also participate in activities related to data visualization, business storytelling, dashboard preparation, and creation of insights presentations that support strategic recommendations for clients.
• The position is well suited for candidates interested in building long term careers in analytics consulting, business intelligence, market research, consumer insights, or data science related domains.
• Freshers and entry level professionals can benefit significantly from the brand value, project exposure, and learning opportunities available within the organization.
• The company maintains an inclusive work culture and provides equal employment opportunities to candidates from diverse educational, cultural, and professional backgrounds.

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