Research Associate -BCG Vantage, Energy

Job Description:

Who We Are
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures-and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do
As a Research Associate within BCG Vantage's Global Research Organization (GRO), you will be an integral part of the EUR GRO team and will collaborate with the Topic Activation Vantage team to provide specialized technology research support across the Power & Utilities and/or Oil & Gas sectors. Through the delivery of high-quality secondary research, you will contribute to BCG's client work and knowledge base by supporting proposals, client cases, and business or internal development initiatives.
You will clearly synthesize, package, articulate and deliver your findings in a timely and accurate manner and conduct research on commercial, multi-industry and economic topics. Excellent organizational skills are essential for successfully managing a variety and volume of research requests by accurately summarizing data and facts into appropriate and timely output i.e. email, Excel, PowerPoint, Word. Along with supporting research products (i.e. news alerts, company profiles etc.), you will also contribute to knowledge capture and documentation.

BCG's Energy Practice Area help companies navigate an increasingly complex business climate.
In Energy we cover the Oil and Power & Gas sectors, including all "Green Energy" and Social Impact, Climate and Sustainability sectors. We work with the full range of players in the industry: integrated international oil companies (IOCs), national oil companies (NOCs), upstream players, oilfield service companies, refiners, petrochemical producers, and oil trading firms, integrated power and gas utilities, international power producers, renewable specialists, energy wholesalers and retailers, commodity traders, and infrastructure and industry service providers, water utilities and waste-management firms, governments, regulators, industry associations, NGOs, technology companies, OEMs and suppliers to the energy and environment industry, energy-intense heavy industry players.

You're Good At

Engaging with customers
* You will thrive learning in a rich, fast paced, deadline driven yet thoughtful environment that is customer focused. Working closely with more senior team members, you will engage with Internal clients daily with the aim to understand, scope and deliver accurate, timely and relevant data and information

Thinking analytically
* You're an organized thinker who commits to learning research analysis including: methods, databases and tools, synthesis & packaging

Working accurately in a fast paced, deadline focused environment
* You will have strong attention to detail by clarifying request objectives under direct supervision and discussing the most appropriate and timely research approach. You will do this whilst communicating directly with BCG stakeholders to evaluate and recommend the most efficient and successful research strategy per project

Working well independently and in a collaborative team environment
* Working closely with fellow colleagues, you will approach all interactions with the highest level of quality and customer service. You will also guide outsourcing partners in their research analysis and do quality assurance

Seeking professional development
* You will welcome the opportunity to grow and learn in an apprenticeship culture where you can quickly build and expand your research knowledge base to the next level

Communicating with confidence and ease
* You will be a clear and confident communicator, able to deliver messages in a concise manner with a positive disposition and you will help build a loyal customer base for GRO

What You'll Bring
* Bachelor's degree or higher, preferably in Engineering, business administration, or related fields. Other quantitative disciplines (e.g., Mathematics, Physics) are also considered.
* 0-2 years of relevant professional experience, ideally in research, analytical roles, or consulting environments within the Energy sector (Oil & Gas preferred).
* Strong Excel skills, with the ability to handle sizeable datasets and conduct structured analyses.
* Familiarity with generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini).  Exposure to Python and tools such as GitHub Copilot for research support, task automation, data processing, or AI API integration is a plus.
* Professional certification in AI/ML or Generative AI or equivalent hands-on experience will be a plus
* Demonstrated interest in business topics and structured problem-solving ability
* Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively within a collaborative, global team environment
* Fluency in English required; Spanish is a plus.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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