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We Are:
We are Accenture Research, a team specialized in delivering impact through thought leadership and client insights. Our AI team sits at the frontier of applied AI, combining rigorous quantitative methods to deliver differentiated insights for Accenture’s clients.
Our work spans industries, geographies, and problem types and we build the tools and methodologies that power it. We partner with world-class institutions including MIT Sloan and Wharton, and we invest in long-horizon research alongside immediate client impact.
You Are:
You are a highly motivated, data-driven AI scientist who combines technical expertise with a passion for business strategy and research. Your economic and strategic perspective enables you to address critical client questions and clearly articulate the business impact of your analyses.
The Work:
In this role, you’ll be reporting into the Research AI Principal Director and will contribute across a portfolio of engagements. The work is highly varied with a focus on Agentic AI, synthetic personas, and thought leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
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translate complex business problems into analytical questions with clearly defined outputs.
-
support insight developments for client workshops defining actionable strategic recommendations.
-
design, build, and deliver AI methodologies.
-
develop and iterate synthetic persona generation pipelines.
-
contribute to thought leadership research papers (white papers, industry reports) to shape the conversation on relevant business topics.
Travel may be required for role - 0-80% depending on client and business needs.
Here’s What You Need:
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on Python development experience building analytical, machine learning, or AI solutions using libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, LangChain, or similar frameworks.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience developing and deploying machine learning models, including supervised learning, unsupervised learning, simulation models, forecasting, clustering, classification, or ensemble methods.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience delivering Generative AI solutions, including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), LLM evaluation, orchestration frameworks, and agent-based workflows.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Data Science, Economics (or a related field) or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, Operations Research, Business Analytics, or a related field.
- 1+ year of experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Vertex AI, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, or AI/ML services.
- 1+ year of experience designing or implementing synthetic data and synthetic persona generation techniques, including tools such as SDV, Gaussian Copula Synthesizer, or similar frameworks.
- Experience building multi-agent systems, autonomous workflows, or agentic AI solutions for research, analytics, or business applications.
- Experience working with vector databases, knowledge retrieval systems, embeddings, and RAG architectures.
- Prior experience contributing to published research, thought leadership, academic studies, industry reports, or collaborations with universities, think tanks, or research institutions.
- Industry expertise in one or more sectors, with a demonstrated ability to develop actionable business insights from data.
- Experience presenting findings and recommendations to executive leadership and client stakeholders.
Professional Skills
- Strong business acumen: ability to contextualize analytical findings within a business context.
- Excellent communication skills — written, verbal, and visual — for presenting to executive and non-technical audiences.
- Strategic problem-solving mindset: comfortable moving from ambiguous business context to a structured analytical approach.
- Enthusiasm for cross-functional, multicultural teamwork with a bias toward building durable, reusable infrastructure.
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 12/18/2026. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:
U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture
Role Location Annual Salary Range California $70,350 to $196,000 Colorado $63,800 to $169,300 Connecticut $63,800 to $169,300 District of Columbia $68,000 to $180,300 Illinois $59,100 to $169,300 Maine $54,400 to $144,300 Maryland $63,800 to $169,300 Massachusetts $63,800 to $180,300 Minnesota $63,800 to $169,300 New York $66,300 to $196,000 New Jersey $68,000 to $196,000 Ohio $59,100 to $156,800 Virginia $59,100 to $180,300 Washington $80,200 to $180,300New York City, NY
Morristown, NJ
Requesting an Accommodation
Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.
If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs such as for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 (877) 889-9009 or send us an email or speak with your recruiter.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
Accenture is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
Other Employment Statements
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Further, at Accenture a criminal conviction history is not an absolute bar to employment.
The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.
California requires additional notifications for applicants and employees. If you are a California resident, live in or plan to work from Los Angeles County upon being hired for this position, please for additional important information.
Please read Accenture’s Recruiting and Hiring Statement for more information on how we process your data during the Recruiting and Hiring process.
We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.
We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.
At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™.
Join Accenture to work at the heart of change. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
We Are:
We are Accenture Research, a team specialized in delivering impact through thought leadership and client insights. Our AI team sits at the frontier of applied AI, combining rigorous quantitative methods to deliver differentiated insights for Accenture’s clients.
Our work spans industries, geographies, and problem types and we build the tools and methodologies that power it. We partner with world-class institutions including MIT Sloan and Wharton, and we invest in long-horizon research alongside immediate client impact.
You Are:
You are a highly motivated, data-driven AI scientist who combines technical expertise with a passion for business strategy and research. Your economic and strategic perspective enables you to address critical client questions and clearly articulate the business impact of your analyses.
The Work:
In this role, you’ll be reporting into the Research AI Principal Director and will contribute across a portfolio of engagements. The work is highly varied with a focus on Agentic AI, synthetic personas, and thought leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
-
translate complex business problems into analytical questions with clearly defined outputs.
-
support insight developments for client workshops defining actionable strategic recommendations.
-
design, build, and deliver AI methodologies.
-
develop and iterate synthetic persona generation pipelines.
-
contribute to thought leadership research papers (white papers, industry reports) to shape the conversation on relevant business topics.
Travel may be required for role - 0-80% depending on client and business needs.
Here’s What You Need:
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on Python development experience building analytical, machine learning, or AI solutions using libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, LangChain, or similar frameworks.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience developing and deploying machine learning models, including supervised learning, unsupervised learning, simulation models, forecasting, clustering, classification, or ensemble methods.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience delivering Generative AI solutions, including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), LLM evaluation, orchestration frameworks, and agent-based workflows.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Data Science, Economics (or a related field) or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, Operations Research, Business Analytics, or a related field.
- 1+ year of experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Vertex AI, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, or AI/ML services.
- 1+ year of experience designing or implementing synthetic data and synthetic persona generation techniques, including tools such as SDV, Gaussian Copula Synthesizer, or similar frameworks.
- Experience building multi-agent systems, autonomous workflows, or agentic AI solutions for research, analytics, or business applications.
- Experience working with vector databases, knowledge retrieval systems, embeddings, and RAG architectures.
- Prior experience contributing to published research, thought leadership, academic studies, industry reports, or collaborations with universities, think tanks, or research institutions.
- Industry expertise in one or more sectors, with a demonstrated ability to develop actionable business insights from data.
- Experience presenting findings and recommendations to executive leadership and client stakeholders.
Professional Skills
- Strong business acumen: ability to contextualize analytical findings within a business context.
- Excellent communication skills — written, verbal, and visual — for presenting to executive and non-technical audiences.
- Strategic problem-solving mindset: comfortable moving from ambiguous business context to a structured analytical approach.
- Enthusiasm for cross-functional, multicultural teamwork with a bias toward building durable, reusable infrastructure.
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 12/18/2026. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:
U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture
Role Location Annual Salary Range California $70,350 to $196,000 Colorado $63,800 to $169,300 Connecticut $63,800 to $169,300 District of Columbia $68,000 to $180,300 Illinois $59,100 to $169,300 Maine $54,400 to $144,300 Maryland $63,800 to $169,300 Massachusetts $63,800 to $180,300 Minnesota $63,800 to $169,300 New York $66,300 to $196,000 New Jersey $68,000 to $196,000 Ohio $59,100 to $156,800 Virginia $59,100 to $180,300 Washington $80,200 to $180,300New York City, NY
Morristown, NJ
Requesting an Accommodation
Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.
If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs such as for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 (877) 889-9009 or send us an email or speak with your recruiter.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
Accenture is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
Other Employment Statements
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Further, at Accenture a criminal conviction history is not an absolute bar to employment.
The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.
California requires additional notifications for applicants and employees. If you are a California resident, live in or plan to work from Los Angeles County upon being hired for this position, please for additional important information.
Please read Accenture’s Recruiting and Hiring Statement for more information on how we process your data during the Recruiting and Hiring process.
We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.
We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.
At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™.
Join Accenture to work at the heart of change. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
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Who's Hiring
- FWI (FedWriters, Inc.)11
- IPSEN4
- Meridial4
- SRC2
- HR&A Advisors2
Top Industries Hiring
- Education
- Energy
- Investment & Asset Management
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in science specialist jobs.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in biology, chemistry, physics, or a related science field
- Experience designing or delivering science curriculum, instruction, or programming
- Proficiency with laboratory equipment, safety protocols, and data collection methods
- State teaching licensure or subject-area endorsement for education-sector roles
- Ability to communicate scientific concepts clearly to non-specialist audiences
- Familiarity with Next Generation Science Standards or equivalent frameworks
Tips for Your Science Specialist Job Search
Tailor your resume to the setting
School districts, research labs, and museums each look for different things. A science specialist resume for a K-12 district should lead with curriculum alignment and state standards experience, while one for a lab or agency should front-load technical methods and equipment proficiency.
List every certification you hold
Teaching licensure, lab safety certifications, and subject-area endorsements all narrow the applicant pool in your favor. Many science specialist postings filter by credential before a human ever reads the application, so your certifications must appear in your resume's first third.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists science specialist openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Show evidence of curriculum impact
Generic claims about improving student outcomes won't hold up. Pull specific examples: a curriculum unit you wrote, a lab protocol you redesigned, or a professional development session you led. Hiring panels for science specialist roles consistently ask for artifacts in the interview, so surface them early.
Prepare a demo lesson or presentation sample
Many science specialist hiring processes include a performance task, whether a demo lesson for district roles or a technical presentation for research or agency positions. Preparing a 10-to-15-minute sample tied to real content you've taught or researched puts you ahead of candidates who arrive empty-handed.
Negotiate scope before you negotiate salary
Science specialist roles vary widely in autonomy. Before accepting an offer, clarify whether you'll set your own curriculum, what your budget authority is, and how performance is measured. Roles with vague scope often compress your impact and stall your progression to senior or lead levels.
Science Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most science specialists?
The companies hiring the most science specialists right now include FWI (FedWriters, Inc.), IPSEN, and Meridial, with the largest share of openings in Texas, New York, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. School districts, government agencies, and research institutions account for the majority of active postings.
How many science specialist jobs are remote?
About 80% of science specialist openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote options concentrated in curriculum development, instructional design, and science education consulting roles rather than lab-based or in-person teaching positions, which typically require on-site presence.
How do you become a science specialist?
Becoming a science specialist starts with earning a bachelor's degree in a science discipline, followed by gaining hands-on experience through teaching, lab work, or science programming. Many roles require a state teaching license or subject endorsement. Building a portfolio of curriculum units, lesson plans, or research projects, then applying to entry-level specialist or science coordinator positions, is the most direct path.
Can you get hired as a science specialist without much experience?
Yes, entry-level science specialist roles exist, particularly in K-12 districts, science centers, and after-school programs. Employers at this level often weigh your subject-matter knowledge, any student-facing or program experience, and a strong writing sample or lesson plan over years on the job. Substitute teaching, tutoring, or volunteer science programming all count as relevant experience in most applications.
What does the science specialist interview process look like?
Most science specialist interview processes include an initial screening call with HR, followed by a panel interview with department leads or curriculum directors, and a performance task such as a demo lesson, curriculum review, or technical presentation. District roles often add a second panel with teachers or principals. The full process typically runs two to four rounds before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to science specialist jobs?
You can find and apply to science specialist jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find the roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing from the page.
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