Microsoft · 1 month ago
Principal Data Scientist Manager
United States, California, San Francisco
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$163K/yr - $296K/yr
8+ years expMicrosoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. The Principal Data Scientist Manager will lead a team in exploring research topics related to LLMs and Data Science, focusing on applying innovative algorithms to solve large-scale industry problems.
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Responsibilities
As a Principal Data Scientist Manager, you have an opportunity to work on the latest technology of LLMs and Data Science and apply them to some of the largest problems in industry, including practical applications of ML on workload insight and optimization, apply innovative algorithms for solving placement and load balancing problems at scale
In GSL we seek collaborative and inclusive manager who can think big, working on the bleeding edge envisioning a new future, and work with our team of researchers and engineers to make it happen
Want to change the world with data and large-scale distributed systems? Do you want to solve challenges that you didn’t even know existed until you get to a large size? Come join us on the Azure data team!
Managers deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring
Model - Live our culture; Embody our values; Practice our leadership principles
Coach - Define team objectives and outcomes; Enable success across boundaries; Help the team adapt and learn
Care - Attract and retain great people; Know each individual’s capabilities and aspirations; Invest in the growth of others
Leverages subject matter expertise and organizational resources to analyze overarching problems and issues facing projects to uncover, manage, and/or mitigate factors that can influence final outcomes
Anticipates roadblocks and ensures proper resources are in place to alleviate their impact
Oversees development of Product Engineering project plans and ensures evaluation of resources, risks, contingencies, requirements, assumptions, and constraints
Leads strategy development efforts spanning multiple projects and communicates efforts to senior leadership
Develops a cohesive, strategic vision and considers broader impact within discipline and within Microsoft as a whole
Leverages technical expertise to support team members and manage activities taken to construct final dataset from initial raw data
Oversees cross-collaboration efforts to ensure data is prepared in a multi-functional approach
Supports team in understanding key technologies and tools necessary for data exploration (e.g., structured query language [SQL], Python)
Coaches less experienced engineers in data analysis standards and best practices
Drives discussions around ethics and privacy policies related to research processes and data/information collection
Initiates and finds new data streams and new business opportunities
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
OR equivalent experience
3+ years of people management experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Preferred
Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 12+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
OR equivalent experience
7+ years of people management experience
3+ years experience presenting at conferences or other events in the outside research/industry community as an invited speaker
7+ years experience conducting research as part of a research program (in academic or industry settings)
5+ years experience developing and deploying live production systems, as part of a product team
7+ years experience developing and deploying products or systems at multiple points in the product cycle from ideation to shipping
Company
Microsoft
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