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Senior Researcher - Consumer Goods

Company: The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
Location: Boston, MA
Posted on: March 1, 2018

Job Description:

Senior Researcher - Consumer Goods (The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. -

Boston, Massachusetts): Conduct comprehensive, high-quality research in

a timely and accurate manner and clearly package, articulate and deliver

findings with a focus on Consumer topics such as Consumer Goods, Retail

and Travel and Tourism. Specific duties include: collect, summarize and

synthesize relevant data and information into appropriate, concise,

timely and highly effective outputs; develop strong credibility based on

the delivery of high-quality data and research output to help meet a

variety of challenging business needs; identify practical, timely and

innovative research approaches as appropriate; clarify request

objectives with internal customers ensuring superior customer service

standards throughout all interactions; evaluate data quality; develop

deep expertise in specialized research tools, databases and sources;

provide quality assurance; coordinate research projects for sub-teams of

researchers including assignment and mentorship to more junior

researchers; contribute to building “best in class research function” by

partnering directly with consultants and Practice Areas to understand

knowledge needs; proactively identify knowledge gaps; suggest

improvements in the research process; help develop the overall service

portfolio; and support more complex research products. Requires a

Bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science, Marketing,

Economics, or a related field in the social sciences (willing to accept

foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of corporate research

experience within a professional services firm. Specific skills/other

requirements (quantitative experience requirement not applicable to this

section) - must possess the following: (i) research and database

capabilities with a focus on specialized industries and topics including

consumer products, retail, and/or travel & tourism; (ii) research

techniques and business information sources/databases; (iii) ability to

coach and train junior team members and transfer knowledge of industry

topics, research approaches and techniques, databases and other

information resources; (iv) problem solving skills and an ability to

clarify and work through ambiguous research projects; and (v) effective

communication and teaming with colleagues of all cohorts and levels to

explore opportunities for collaboration, new business opportunities and

knowledge transfer. Multiple positions available. Must have unrestricted

authorization to work in U.S. M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 45+ hours

per week. Send resume to BKA_SR_CG@bcg.com. An Equal Opportunity

Employer.

Keywords: The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., Nantucket , Senior Researcher - Consumer Goods, Consulting , Boston, MA, Massachusetts

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