Senior Data Scientist | Microsoft Careers

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Washington Posted 5 days ago $119,800–$234,700 / year
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TL;DR

The Senior Data Scientist position at Microsoft Advertising’s Market Sciences Team involves applying advanced data science skills to drive impactful decisions in digital advertising. This interdisciplinary team works on high-scale data to develop models and analytics that enhance advertiser value, retention, forecasting, and campaign effectiveness. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing metrics for demand health, conducting experiments, prototyping algorithms for demand generation, formulating business problems, and developing predictive models using machine learning techniques. The ideal candidate has expertise in causal inference, experimental design, and econometrics, with hands-on experience in Python, R, SQL, and other relevant tools. This role requires a deep understanding of digital advertising metrics and the ability to influence stakeholders through compelling data-driven insights.

Skills

Python R SQL Causal Inference Experimental Design Machine Learning Econometrics Statistics CI/CD Azure AWS Kubernetes Terraform PostgreSQL MLOps

What you'll do

  • Design metrics to measure advertiser demand health and guide sales execution.
  • Analyze results of online and offline experiments using causal inference methods.
  • Develop predictive models using advanced statistical techniques for production use.
  • Formulate business needs into discrete problems with measurable objectives.
  • Prototype algorithms to optimize demand generation activities across platforms.
  • Influence stakeholders through compelling storytelling and data visualizations.

What we're looking for

  • Doctorate or Master's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Economics, etc., with relevant years of experience.
  • Experience managing data science projects through all phases including problem definition and solution delivery.
  • Proficiency in programming languages like Python and R, and SQL-like query languages.
  • Hands-on experience applying statistics, designing experiments, causal inference, and metrics.
  • Ability to influence stakeholders through compelling storytelling and visualizations.
  • Expertise in model development using advanced statistical and machine learning techniques.

Employer

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 534 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 488 roles with salary data.

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