Microsoft · 16 hours ago
Data Science
United States, New York, New York
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
5+ years expMicrosoft’s Global Media and Partnerships team is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Data Scientist - Media Optimization to join their dynamic team. The role involves preparing and managing data for project plans, ensuring models align with business goals, and leveraging machine learning solutions to identify the best approaches for objectives.
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Responsibilities
Data Preparation and Understanding Prepare and manage data for project plans, proactively detect changes, and communicate updates to senior leads
Develop usable data sets, contribute to data ethics and privacy policies, and engage with customers about data integrity and cleanliness
Evaluating for Insight and Impact Ensure models align with business goals, evaluate their effectiveness, design feedback methods, mentor engineers, and present findings to stakeholders
Industry and Research Knowledge / Opportunity Identification Provide technical feedback to the engineering team, identify business opportunities, propose collaborations, support strategy execution, leverage existing systems, share industry knowledge, and contribute to thought leadership and best practices
Modeling and Statistical Analysis Use machine learning solutions and algorithms to identify the best approach for objectives
Understand and apply modeling techniques, manage data quality, and communicate findings to stakeholders
Write scripts in T-SQL, U-SQL, KQL, Python, and R. Construct hypotheses, design experiments, analyze results, and communicate effectively
Develop scalable operational models with data engineering teams
Coach engineers on best practices. Understand Microsoft's Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) tools
Break down complex topics for customers
Help the Solution Architect and provide guidance on model operationalization that is built into the project approach using existing technologies, products and solutions, as well as established patterns and practices
Embody our culture and values
Qualification
Required
Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
Master's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
Bachelor'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)
equivalent experience
Preferred
Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
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)
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)
Media Specialty Experience
5+ years experience building predictive models
5+ years experience writing SQL to analyze data
5+ years experience writing code to include: Python, R or comparable languages
Company
Microsoft
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