Management consulting firm Accenture expects to create 100 highly skilled jobs over the next four years through the opening of a research, development and innovation centre in Dublin, Ireland.

The centre, backed by the Investment & Development Agency (IDA) Ireland, forms part of a wider Accenture global network of innovation centres dedicated to the demonstration, research & development and delivery of predictive analytics. 

Mark Ryan, country managing director of Accenture in Ireland, says: “The centre is the first Accenture innovation centre of its kind to be located in Ireland and is designed to help accelerate the development, delivery and commercialisation of innovative predictive analytics solutions employing a mixture of technology experts and management scientists.

“Many of the 100 new roles created will be focused specifically on research and development and we are currently recruiting both graduates and experienced hires with analytical and statistics experience ranging from PhD level to graduate level.”