Masatake Hirono

AI Researcher

Tokyo, Japan8 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in demand forecasting and pricing optimization.
  • Led significant revenue growth initiatives in automotive.
  • Developed AI solutions for carbon footprint automation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Science expert with a focus on Fintech, Retail, and Healthcare industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Machine LearningDebt CollectionDemand ForecastingPrice OptimizationMlopsGoogle Cloud Platform (gcp)Python (programming Language)Recommender SystemsHealthcare AnalyticsHigher Education

Other Skills

Numerical OptimizationDatabricksMathematical StatisticsTechnical EnablementCausal InferenceSoftware DeploymentPySparkSystem ImplementationsEnglishpytestTransformerluigiAutomotive SalesFlaskTechnical Documentation

About

Masatake Hirono is a Lead Data Scientist at BCG Tokyo office, specializing in advanced analytics such as demand forecasting, recommender engines, and econometric policy analysis. He has experience across various industries, including industrial goods, social impact, and retail. Masatake also excels in developing and enabling client teams to effectively use advanced analytics. He holds a master’s degree in Higher Education Institutional Research from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Experience

Bcg x

7 roles

Lead Data Scientist

Jan 2026Present · 3 mos

Senior Data Scientist

Sep 2024Dec 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Designed a debtor risk prediction model and collection action optimization solution, achieving a 60–70% reduction in collection costs while largely maintaining recovery performance for a Japanese financial institution.
Numerical OptimizationMachine LearningDebt Collection

Senior Data Scientist

Sep 2023Aug 2024 · 11 mos

  • 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹: Developed a demand forecasting and pricing optimization solution for an Asian convenience store chain to identify optimal pricing levels.
Demand ForecastingPrice OptimizationDatabricksMathematical StatisticsTechnical Enablement

Senior Data Scientist

Apr 2023Aug 2023 · 4 mos

  • 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗟-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹: Built a personalization application and ML pipeline for a Japanese retail chain, increasing user login activity by 40% through personalized recommendations.
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Causal InferenceMLOpsSoftware DeploymentPySpark

Data Scientist

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Sep 2022Mar 2023 · 6 mos

  • 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗟-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹: Built a personalization application and ML pipeline for a Japanese retail chain, increasing user login activity by 40% through personalized recommendations.
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)PySparkMLOpsMachine LearningSystem Implementations

Data Scientist

Nov 2021Sep 2022 · 10 mos

  • 𝗔𝗜-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗢𝟮 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Developed an AI-powered pipeline to estimate product-level CO₂ emissions for a Southeast Asia–based startup, automating carbon footprint calculation at the SKU level.
EnglishpytestPython (Programming Language)Transformerluigi

Data Scientist

Apr 2021Nov 2021 · 7 mos

  • 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: Led a revenue growth initiative for the Japan branch of a European automotive manufacturer, including a B2C recommender prototype, delivering approximately JPY 300 million in annual contribution margin improvement.
EnglishAutomotive SalesFlaskRecommender SystemsPython (Programming Language)

Boston consulting group (bcg)

Lead Data Scientist

Apr 2021Present · 5 yrs · Tokyo, Japan · Hybrid

Deloitte

Consultant

Oct 2019Mar 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos · Tokyo, Japan · On-site

  • Improved personalized cancer care by developing a U.S.-based online gene panel testing system, ensuring project delivery, supervised junior staff, facilitated communication among global stakeholders, and managed the creation and quality control of key documents such as requirements, risk assessments, SOPs, and operational test plans.
Technical DocumentationProject Management Office (PMO)EnglishHealthcare Analytics

株式会社進研アド

Data Scientist

Jan 2017Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Tokyo, Japan

  • Designed and implemented an innovative advertising strategy for student recruitment at five prestigious Japanese private colleges, developing econometric models with Benesse exam data and collaborating with the sales team to secure a significant contract.
Markov Chain Monte CarloData VisualizationHigher Education

Education

University of Michigan

MA in Higher Education — Higher Education Institutional Research

Jan 2015Jan 2017

University of Melbourne

Non Degree Program (Exchange Student) — Mathematics and Statistics

Jan 2013Jan 2013

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