Strategic Data Scientist

About the Role

Apply for the Strategic Data Scientist role at Keystone AI
, a premier, tech‑forward strategy and economics consulting firm helping leading technology companies, global brands, and top law firms solve complex challenges in competition, strategy, and regulation.

Our founders believed that modern consulting should integrate economics, strategy, and technology to drive true digital transformation and business model innovation – that’s what we call our “Triad of Skills”. Keystone brings this interdisciplinary approach to influential technology cases, changing consumer behavior, regulation laws, and impacting society all over the globe by leveraging the intersection of economics, technology, and business strategy to deliver transformative ideas.

Keystone’s Economic, Technology, and Strategy Advisory (ETSA) group provides expert guidance across high‑stakes business, legal, and technology challenges. ETSA leverages our connections with leading industry and academic experts to solve complex legal and regulatory issues and win high‑stakes legal cases. Through our Centres of Excellence, we unite economists, technologists, and management scientists to solve the hardest problems facing our clients.

• Leverage connections with industry and academic experts to solve complex legal and regulatory issues.
• Build and evaluate data and technology solutions to support winning cases.
• Produce economic and technology reports that win cases.

• Work with an interdisciplinary team on litigation cases spanning AI, data analytics, digital risk, emerging technology governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Build analytical models, investigative workflows, and technology assessments.
• Build, test, and operationalize machine learning models, large language models (LLMs), and analytical pipelines that scale across projects.
• Contribute to the development of internal tools, libraries, and frameworks that enhance analytical consistency and scalability.

• Advanced graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related technical field.
• 4+ years of relevant professional experience analysing large volumes of qualitative and quantitatively data (JSON, CSV) to support complex strategic initiatives.
• Fluency in Python and SQL for data analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of many core technologies and programming paradigms.
• Specific domain expertise in a field such as AI/ML, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Distributed Computing, NLP, or Blockchain.
• Desire to work in a fast‑paced, self‑directed entrepreneurial environment.
• Analytical skills with a keen understanding of financial and operational levers.
• Ability to manage multiple complex work streams and work across organizational boundaries.
• Able to effectively communicate technical concepts across a wide range of audiences.
• Team player who can collaborate with multiple functional areas.

• Work on frontier matters shaping the future of AI, data, and digital regulation.
• Collaborate with leading academics and experts from institutions such as Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and Wharton.
• Apply a unique blend of management science and computer science to real‑world challenges across technology, litigation, policy, and strategy.
• Thrive in a culture defined by collaboration, curiosity, and excellence—where your ideas have direct, tangible impact.

US Salary Range: $101,970 – $198,000, plus an annual discretionary bonus, 401(k) contribution, and competitive benefits package. Actual compensation within the range will depend upon the level the individual is hired into based on their skills, experience, qualifications.

At Keystone we believe diversity matters. At every level of our firm, we seek to advance and promote diversity, foster an inclusive culture, and ensure our colleagues have a deep sense of respect and belonging. If you are interested in growing your career with colleagues from varied backgrounds and cultures, consider Keystone Strategy.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology

• Business Consulting and Services