Senior Data Scientist

About the Role

Join the Microsoft Frontier Company Engineering team to work closely with some of the world's most complex organizations by delivering impactful software solutions. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will be embedded directly within customer teams to address challenging problems through rapid development of production-ready data science solutions. You will be part of small, cross-functional teams including engineers, product managers, and domain specialists, owning the entire lifecycle from data collection through deployment.

Microsoft emphasizes the use of AI throughout the development process, enabling swift movement from concept to production whilst ensuring security, quality, and trust standards are upheld.

Key Opportunities

• Transform complex, unstructured data into scalable and deployable solutions.
• Conduct experiments that shape business strategies and improve customer outcomes.
• Collaborate with leading global organizations across various industries.
• Leverage cutting-edge AI and data science advancements to tackle large-scale problems.

Responsibilities

• Collect necessary data and create usable datasets for modeling projects, while updating best practices for data handling and participating in data integrity discussions with customers.
• Assess and enhance models based on business outcome metrics, design operational scalable models, and introduce new evaluation techniques.
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of relevant industries, technologies, and trends to spot strategic opportunities and contribute thought leadership.
• Write extensible, multi-feature code with expertise in debugging methods.
• Define strategic goals aligned with business, customer, and solutions requirements, collaborating with teams to explore new opportunities and manage customer expectations.
• Demonstrate and promote company culture and values in everyday work.

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum Requirements:

• PhD in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field with 1+ year of data science experience involving data management, statistical application, and result reporting; OR
• Master’s degree in the aforementioned fields with at least 3 years of related data science experience; OR
• Bachelor’s degree in the aforementioned fields with 5+ years of relevant experience; OR equivalent experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in customer-facing roles such as project delivery, professional services, or consulting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD with 3+ years of data science experience; OR Master’s with 5+ years; OR Bachelor’s with 7+ years; or equivalent experience.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

Work Environment and Culture

Microsoft fosters a growth mindset, values diversity and authenticity, and supports innovation that positively impacts communities worldwide. The workplace is flexible, informal, and inclusive, promoting wellness and providing competitive benefits tailored to personal and family needs.

Diversity and Equal Opportunity

Microsoft is committed to equal opportunity employment, considering all qualified candidates regardless of personal characteristics or background. Reasonable accommodations for disabilities or religious practices are available upon request during the application process.