Senior Data Scientist - Teams Data Science
Microsoft
Senior Data Scientist - Teams Data Science
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Overview
We are a modern product and services organization, one of the largest business & consumer services on the planet, with over 300 million monthly active users. Data scientists on this team will be part of the broader data science team, and specific product teams focused on tangible and immediate business impact.
We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist to work on some of the biggest changes in how users collaborate in Teams Channels. We want to make it simpler, more intuitive, and help users get their work done more quickly. Data is key to get it right! This role requires technical depth and experience leveraging statistics, data analysis & visualization to drive business insights that lead to action and successful business outcomes.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- 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)
- OR 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)
- OR 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) OR equivalent experience.
- 5+ years experience leveraging and understanding the need to deliver the right business impact by working with stakeholders to turn business problems into data analysis questions and unearthing deep insights from data.
- 5+ years of professional experience in SQL, R, Python, or related tools for large-scale analysis.
- Professional experience with large-scale computing systems like Hadoop, MapReduce, and/or similar systems.
- 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)
- OR 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)
- OR 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)
- OR equivalent experience.
- Experience as a data scientist for an online service, app, or Web site with millions of users. Experience working on an online collaboration, video conference, or messaging product is a plus.
- Have a track record of innovative thinking and problem-solving skills using Big Data.
- Have the ability to deliver on ambiguous projects with incomplete data.
- 5+ years leveraging the practical uses of statistics (i.e. experimentation, statistical modeling)
- Ability to convince others of their ideas and communicate complex analysis & insights to a non-technical audience.
Data Science IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 24,2025.
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Responsibilities
- Work with other teams across Microsoft to develop key metrics to achieve business outcomes.
- Work cross functionally to translate business problems into ones that can be solved and informed by data.
- Communicate vision and strategy, enabling global teams to operate independently to deliver success.
- Have curiosity and apply analytical skills to dive deep into data to find key insights that impact the business.
- Develop models of usage, user behavior & business behavior to make recommendations and influence the product road map.
- Be a champion of AB testing. Design, execute and analyze experiments to prove product change attribution.
- Utilize tools like SQL, R, Python to execute analyses.
- Grow and develop top talent - build and cultivate a highly functioning team of data scientists grounded in the objective truth of the measured customer experience.
- Develop and manage relationships with product and business leaders across the organization to understand objectives and identify opportunities.
- Collaborate closely with other Microsoft Data Science and Data Engineering teams to deliver data-informed solutions to address the business's most essential needs.