Microsoft · 3 days ago
Principal Data Scientist
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
5+ years expMicrosoft is inviting candidates to join their Advertising Data Science Team, which focuses on managing the marketplace for Publishers and Advertisers globally. The Principal Data Scientist will lead efforts in defining metrics, designing experiments, and collaborating with various teams to drive data-driven decisions.
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Responsibilities
Define, invent, and deliver metrics which accurately measure user and business value across various products and marketplace components
Think critically about sampling and experimental design across User and Demand dimensions
Interpret the results of analyses, validate approaches, and learn to monitor, analyze, and iterate to continuously improve
Partner effectively with program management, engineers, and other areas of the business across our Consumer online business
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
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/MATLAB/C#/Java/C++
Experience in applying statistics, designing experimentation and metrics particularly in Advertising platforms
Preferred
Organizational, analytical, data science skills and intuition
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
Excellent communication to be able to communicate insights to senior leaders
Experience with driving large collaboration across multiple teams
Experience with communicating with different audiences to provide insights
Demonstrated experience in applying statistics, experimentation and metrics to generate clear actionable insights
Company
Microsoft
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