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Original Job Post

Microsoft · 2 days ago

Principal Data Scientist

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$138K/yr - $267K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

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.

Qualification

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Data ScienceMathematicsStatisticsEconometricsEconomicsOperations ResearchComputer ScienceProgramming LanguagesPythonRSQLC#JavaC++System buildingData collectionCodingProblem solvingInterpersonal skillsCommunication

Required

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++

Preferred

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

Benefits

Benefits and other compensation information available at: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Company

Microsoft

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Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.

Founded in 1975

Redmond, Washington, USA

10,001+ employees

https://www.microsoft.com

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