“I think for consulting, people usually think that we mainly create slides, we don’t focus as much on delivery or implementation,” Joyce Tan, data scientist at McKinsey Digital, says on the common misconceptions people have about her job.

“If not for the need of delivery and implementation, I would say QuantumBlack would be a lot smaller.”

Tan talks to Tech in Asia about her career journey in more detail and shares her advice for those looking for a career in data science and consulting.

McKinsey Digital helps businesses deliver impact through artificial intelligence and analytics (QuantumBlack), core technologies and infrastructure (McKinsey Technology), new-business building (Leap by McKinsey) and design (McKinsey Design).

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