Job Description
(Senior) Data Science Consultant (all genders), AI + Innovation
FGS Global is the world’s leading stakeholder strategy firm, with approximately 1,400 professionals around the world, advising clients in navigating critical issues and reputational challenges. FGS was formed from the combination of Finsbury, The Glover Park Group, Hering Schuppener and Sard Verbinnen & Co to offer board-level and C-suite counsel in all aspects of stakeholder strategy — including corporate reputation, crisis management, and public affairs and is also the leading force in transaction and financial communications worldwide.
FGS offers seamless and integrated support with offices in the following locations: Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Brussels, Calgary, Chicago, Dubai, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, Kingston, London, Los Angeles, Munich, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, South Florida, The Hague, Tokyo, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington, D.C., and Zurich. The firm is headquartered in New York.
FGS is consistently ranked a Band 1 PR firm for Crisis & Risk Management and for Litigation Support by Chambers and Partners. For the second year, FGS was ranked #1 Global M&A PR firm by Deal Count and Value in 2024 by Mergermarket.
Join our team in Berlin, Frankfurt or Munich as a (Senior) Data Science Consultant (all genders)
to support our decision intelligence efforts in Europe. You will be an integral part of the AI + Innovation business unit, an energetic group that seeks to set the standards of what actionable intelligence solutions look like in consulting. We combine insight with foresight to provide clients and colleagues with superior advice in moments that matter. Within the AI + Innovation team, our Decision Intelligence team works alongside FGS Labs, a development team, that designs and builds software for inhouse and client applications.
Your Responsibilities
- Delivering analyses in the areas of stakeholder insights, conversation & media analysis, issues & crisis prediction, campaign & message performance, linguistic assessments and more.
- Using LLMs, additional machine learning techniques, such as NLP applications and advanced statistics to solve complex challenges for our clients.
- Relying on existing platforms and tools to collect and analyze data.
- Detecting hidden patterns, identifying trends, revealing drivers, predicting developments, visualizing similarities and differences, and otherwise leveraging data to deliver actionable insights.
- Contributing to designing and analyzing primary research from different sources.
- Collaborating on the research, planning and development of projects alongside colleagues with complementary skillsets.
- Supporting new business efforts by delivering data-driven insights.
- Assisting in the development of presentations, client decks and pitches.
- Educating and elevating the analytical skills within internal teams
What You Should Bring
- Intellectual curiosity, critical thinking and a passion for tackling challenging problems.
- A proven track record in working/leading data projects hands-on while also seeing the big picture and connecting the dots.
- You have experience with the following tech stack: Unix/macOS terminal, SQL, Python (incl. Pandas, Numpy, Scikit-learn) Git, Docker.
- You have worked with API integration of leading LLM providers, such as Anthropic, Google, OpenAI etc.
- Experience with natural language processing skills, such as topic modelling, clustering techniques, pattern matching, etc.
- You can translate a business/communications problem into a data analysis approach and break it down into clear, manageable components.
- You are a team player and you have excellent communication skills. Your English and German are at business proficiency level.
- You have experience in working with business stakeholders and helping them to use data effectively.
- You are willing to acquire additional technical skills to help develop our toolkit and innovate with new solutions.
What We Offer
- An international and inspiring work environment
- Diverse and varied tasks with room for independent work
- Structured onboarding and individual support from experienced colleagues
- The opportunity to actively contribute to processes and help shape the implementation of new ideas
- An engaged, collegial, and growing team with strong team spirit and mutual appreciation
- A corporate culture that combines professionalism with a supportive and respectful atmosphere
- Extensive opportunities for personal and professional development
- Flexible working arrangements, including the option to work remotely up to two days per week
You don’t meet every single requirement? Don’t worry! Studies have shown that some groups, such as women or people of color, are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification. At FGS Global, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role and our company, but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or another role.
We look forward to receiving your application. Please include a cover letter, an up-to-date CV, as well as relevant degree and employment certificates. Do you have further questions about the position, FGS Global, or beyond?
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