ResponsibleAI, Lead Applied Scientist - X Delivery - London

ResponsibleAI, Lead Applied Scientist - X Delivery - London, United Kingdom

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.

We Are BCG X

Werea diverse team of more than 3,000 tech experts united by a drive to make a difference. Working across industries and disciplines, we combine our experience andexpertiseto tackle the biggest challenges faced by society today. We go beyond what was once thought possible, creating new and innovative solutions to the worlds most complexproblems. Leveraging BCGs global network and partnerships with leading organizations, BCG X provides a stable ecosystem for talent to build game-changing businesses, products, and services from the ground up, all while growing their career. Together, we strive to create solutions that will positivelyimpactthe lives of millions.

We Are BCG X

Were a diverse team of more than 3,000 tech experts united by a drive to make a difference. Working across industries and disciplines, we combine our experience and expertise to tackle the biggest challenges faced by society today. We go beyond what was once thought possible, creating new and innovative solutions to the worlds most complex problems. Leveraging BCGs global network and partnerships with leading organizations, BCG X provides a stable ecosystem for talent to build game-changing businesses, products, and services from the ground up, all while growing their career. Together, we strive to create solutions that will positively impact the lives of millions.

What You'll Do

Are you passionate aboutdevelopingsocially and ethically responsibleAIsystems?Are you excited by the prospect ofsupporting projects that applycutting-edgeAI and GenAImodels to solve real-world problems? Imagine working with BCGsResponsible AIteam, where youwilldevelopand applyinnovative tools for testingand evaluatingnewGenAI products. Your daily workwould involvedesigning andimplementingtesting and evaluation frameworks tohelp improve product quality andensureAI systems are safe,secure,andequitable.

Join a team dedicated to exploring creative solutions and pioneering advancements in Responsible AI. Yourworkwill influence the development of GenAI applications, focusing on transparency, accountability, and trustworthiness. On the team,you'llcollaborate with brilliant minds and make a tangible impact on shaping the future of AI, ensuring it meets the highest standards for responsibility and effectiveness.You will have the opportunity to support a wide variety of projects,spanninguse cases,technologies,industries,and clients.Embrace the challenge of working at the intersection ofcutting-edgetechnology,ethical innovation, and real-world applications.

The Responsible AIApplied Scientistplays a critical rolesupportingBCGstesting and evaluationefforts, workingin conjunction with our AI and GenAI product teams to ensure alignment with our Responsible AI policy, principles, and standards, and to support the design, continuous improvement, and execution of the overall Responsible AI program at BCG.

The Responsible AIApplied Scientistwillwork with a diverse set of stakeholders to:

• Ensure responsible development of GenAI and AI products by providing Responsible AI expert support toGenAI andAI product teams, including conducting independentassessment ofproduct-levelrisksandowningproduct evaluations

• Engageindependently anddirectly with BCGproductteamsto supportResponsible AI-relatedneedsacross the entire software development lifecycle of GenAI or AI products

• Work withand supporttechnicalteams executing risk assessment andtesting andevaluationofGenAIand AIproducts

• Train and mentor technicalteamsontesting andevaluation approaches for GenAI products

• Remainup-to-dateon emerging frameworks, standards, and technical approaches, and related issues,byparticipatingin workshops, reading professional publications,maintainingpersonal networks, andparticipatingin professional organizations

What You'll Bring

• • 3-5+ years of experience in Responsible AI, including directly engaging with AI product teams
  • 3+ years of industry experience in building or evaluating Generative AI models
  • Experience in program/project management and team leadership
  • Strong programming skills in Python and deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
  • Demonstrable knowledge of Responsible AI issues, trends, frameworks, and best practices
  • Working knowledge of emerging AI regulatory and legal frameworks across the globe
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
  • Ability to explain sophisticated data science conceptsto non-technical audiencesand translate analytical results into business implications
  • Ability to think critically about ethical, social, and business risks posed byGenAI andAI systems
  • Passion forbuilding things and comfortworking with moderndata sciencedevelopment tools
  • Experience designing and analyzing experiments using advanced statistical methods
  • Experienceand enthusiasm forworking withGenAI technologies
    

  Technical Skills
  
  Must-have experience:

  • Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent research/work experience
  • Strong research background in empirical evaluation, experimental design, or benchmarking
  • Deep familiarity with software engineering workflows and developer tools
  • Experience working with or evaluating AI/ML models, preferably LLMs
  • Strong analytical and communication skills, including the ability to write clear testing result reports

  Nice-to-have experience:

  • Experience with quantitative social science research
  • Familiarity with software engineering practices (e.g., unit testing, CI/CD)
  • Exposure tocloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) or SQL databases
  • Knowledge of AI risk management frameworks (e.g., NIST AI RMF)
  • Experiencewithdevelopertools,including IDEs (e.g.,VSCode,Pycharm)andenvironment management (e.g.,Pyenv,Conda,Poetry,Docker)
  • Demonstrable contribution to open-source evaluations of GenAI

Who You'll Work With

Youllwork in a fast-paced, intellectually challenging, product-oriented environment where we advance our thinking about and operationalization of Responsible AI.Youllengage with a diverse set of stakeholders, including senior executives,AI and GenAIproductteams, legal, compliance, and security teams,BCGs Chief AI Ethics Officer, the Director of the Responsible AI team, and other members of the Responsible AI team.

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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