Microsoft Principal Data Scientist 

United States, Washington 

171008273

We are looking for high-energy, creative modeling Principal Data Scientist who is willing to work in a dynamic environment to solve real life day to day problems, leveraging data science techniques. You will enjoy and be successful in this role if you are curious and willing to challenge the status quo and come up with data driven solutions to ambiguous problems.

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ year(s) 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 7+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 10+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in at least one of programming languages like Python/R/SQL/C#/Java/C++

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ 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 10+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 12+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Great organizational, analytical, data science skills and intuition
• Fantastic problem solver: ability to solve problems that the world has not solved before
• Interpersonal skills: cross-group and cross-culture collaboration.
• Experience with real world system building and data collection, including design, coding and evaluation

• Communication to be able to communicate insights to senior leaders.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until July 16, 2024.

As a Principal Data Scientist in the team, your major responsibilities include:

• Measurement: Define, invent, and deliver metrics which accurately measure user and business value across various products and marketplace components.
• Experimental Design: Think critically about sampling and experimental design across User and Demand dimensions.
• Product Iteration: Interpret the results of analyses, validate approaches, and learn to monitor, analyze, and iterate to continuously improve.
• Cooperation: Partner effectively with program management, engineers, and other areas of the business across our Consumer online business
• Influence: engage with stakeholders to produce clear, compelling, and actionable insights and data-science driven workflows that influence product and service improvements.
• Make independent decisions for the team and handle difficult tradeoffs

Translate strategy into plans that are clear and measurable, with progress shared out monthly to stakeholders.

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