Microsoft · 1 day ago
Principal Data Scientist - CoreAI
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
5+ years expMicrosoft is a leading company in the field of Artificial Intelligence, and they are seeking a Principal Data Scientist for their CoreAI team. The role involves delivering critical analyses to guide investment decisions, fostering partnerships across teams, and operationalizing data models to enhance Microsoft’s developer-focused AI suite.
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Responsibilities
Supply executives with time-critical analyses that steer major investment decisions
Drive alignment across executives and diverse stakeholders through trusted partnerships, compelling analysis, and effective communication
Identify and prioritize high ROI data opportunities for your individual work and the broader team
Contribute actively to the infrastructure and culture needed to scale quantity and quality of data insights across CoreAI
Mentor other data scientists, engineers, and PMs
Operationalize models and reporting
Leverage AI to accelerate workflows and amplify team productivity
Qualification
Required
Doctorate 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)
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
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
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
5+ years of experience leading data science and analytics projects that delivered measurable product and growth wins
5+ years of experience analyzing, visualizing, and modeling large-scale data using SQL, Python, or R
5+ years of experience designing and analyzing experiments and causal inference studies
3+ years of experience contributing to scaled data pipelines supporting operationalized reports, models and analyses
Experience using AI tools in data science and analytics workflows
Experience both prototyping and deploying data products
Company
Microsoft
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