Microsoft · 1 day ago
Principal Data Scientist
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
5+ years expMicrosoft is a leading company in Software as a Service, seeking a Principal Data Scientist to join their Power Platform Core team. The role focuses on shaping the data strategy to inform product decisions, drive investment portfolio, and identify new growth areas, while collaborating with engineering teams to solve complex problems with high quality.
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Responsibilities
Demonstrate a product-driven growth mindset to help define and drive the data science strategy for Power Platform Core, aligning with product and business goals
Leverage data focused on developing product growth strategy, data informed product decisions, leveraging AI and creating self-service solutions for PM and SWE to leverage
Lead cross-functional initiatives to leverage data for product innovation, customer insights, and operational excellence
Build predictive models, optimization algorithms, and causal inference frameworks to inform strategic decisions, customer and market insights along with product performance
Collaborate closely with engineering, product management, and business stakeholders to translate data insights into actionable outcomes
Develop scalable data pipelines and experimentation frameworks to support rapid iteration and learning
Develop, perform, and scale AI evaluations within
Ensure data integrity, privacy, and ethical use of AI across all initiatives
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
Company
Microsoft
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