Senior Data Science Analyst - OptimusAI

Job ID: 105731Type of role: Full-timeInterest: Serve Clients / Tech & AISkill group: N/AFunctions: TechnologyIndustries: High Tech, Metals & Mining, Oil & GasRegion: North AmericaLocations: Denver (United States) | Houston (United States)Job Salary Benefits: $110,000-$110,000Compensation Range: $110,000 - $110,000Posted (LinkedIn): 2025-11-14Created: 2026-02-11Apply: you'll work withDriving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives in a high performance/high reward culture - doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues—at all levels—will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won’t find anywhere else. When you join us, you will have: Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.World-class benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.What you'll doAs an OptimusAI Senior Data Science Analyst, you will help leading companies across the Energy and Materials sector unlock their full productivity potential using AI. Collaborating in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team of 3-6 experts, you will use your creativity and analytics expertise to enhance client performance in areas such as energy efficiency, product quality, and capacity. You will be working side-by-side with the client’s process engineers and analytics specialists and will be communicating your work to executive audiences. Internally, you will collaborate with our talented product engineers to develop innovative products and algorithms to address current and future client needs. You will help codify best practices, radiate our impact in/externally and shape the product roadmap. Along the way, you will benefit from world-class training in business problem structuring and client advisory, while working closely with senior manufacturing and analytics experts. You will experience unparalleled career growth with significant ownership and responsibility from day one, all within a collaborative, diverse, and non-hierarchical environment. You can seize the opportunity to travel to client sites, locally and around the world. Please submit a cover letter detailing why you are the perfect fit for our team and how you can contribute to our mission! You will be based in our Houston or Denver office as part of McKinsey’s manufacturing AI solution (OptimusAI), which sits at the intersection of three practices. Global Energy and Materials advises production and investor companies across chemicals & agriculture, paper & packaging, metals & mining, oil & gas, and power generation on strategic, operational, and growth issues. QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey, is the AI arm of our firm which helps clients transform faster, innovate smart, and anticipate the future. Finally, the Operations Practice which assists our clients in solving complex operational challenges by developing and implementing operational strategies, initiatives, and solutions for their most critical problems, connecting boardroom strategies to the shop floor operators. At the intersection of these groups, OptimusAI is a team of ~10 expert consultants, data scientists and engineers, focused on improving processing plant productivity through data analytics. We develop real-time AI advisory systems to support decision making in the plant control room, we assess and optimize process control systems, and we unlock plant bottlenecks through data-driven process changes. OptimusAI supports a global community of consultants by developing an innovative machine learning toolkit and codifying the approach to deliver significant and lasting client impact. There is flexibility to hire at the Senior Data Science Analyst or Data Science Specialist level, depending on your experience. Salary range $110,000-$110,000Your backgroundDegree in a discipline such as computer science, applied statistics, mathematics, analytics, engineering, machine learning or equivalent3+ years of relevant professional experience in advanced analytics, ideally in the context of heavy industryAbility to write clean and efficient code in Python; ideally with experience in using cloud computing resources (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)Ability to apply and advise on state-of-the-art analytics, machine learning, and optimization techniques to derive business insights and solve complex problemsExperience working with complex datasets, including time series data, company financial statements, and/or operational market benchmarksExcellent organization capabilities, including the ability to initiate tasks independently and see them through to completionStrong communication skills, both verbal and written, in English and local office language(s), with the ability to adjust your style to suit different perspectives and seniority levelsProficient in rational decision making based on data, facts, and logical reasoning. Ability to create work product-focused materials / outputs, which may include PowerPoint decks, Excel models, articles, or other written deliverablesExceptional time management to meet your responsibilities in a complex and largely autonomous work environmentAbility to work or attend meetings outside of traditional business hours or take on projects with limited or no notice at timesAbility to travel to and work in varying environments that may be challenging and/or not accessible (e.g., factories, hospitals, mines)