Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 7+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
- OR Master's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
- Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ year(s) data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
- Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5+ years leveraging passion for and understanding the need to deliver the right business impact by working with stakeholders to turn business problems into data analysis questions and unearthing deep insights from data.
- Experience as a data scientist for an online service, app, or Web site with millions of users. Experience working on an online collaboration, video conference, or messaging product is a plus.
- Have a track record of innovative thinking and problem-solving skills using Big Data.
- Have the ability to deliver on ambiguous projects with incomplete data.
- 5+ years leveraging the practical uses of statistics (i.e. experimentation, statistical modeling).
- Professional experience with large-scale computing systems like Hadoop, MapReduce, and/or similar systems.
- 5+ years of professional experience in SQL, R, Python, or related tools for large-scale analysis.
- Ability to convince others of their ideas and communicate complex analysis & insights to a non-technical audience.