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Microsoft AI

Principal Data Scientist

Microsoft AI
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hybrid senior full-time $139,900 - $274,800 per year Redmond

First indexed 30 Apr 2026

Description

Overview

Microsoft AI (MAI) builds an integrated consumer AI ecosystem across search, browsing, and content, focused on delivering trustworthy, scalable experiences with durable user and business value. The MAI Growth and Analytics Team owns MAI wide metrics, shared measurement systems, and experimentation frameworks to enable consistent, high confidence decisions and optimize MAI level outcomes.

Responsibilities

Leadership

Mentor data scientists to drive Microsoft Content product analysis and provide insights. At the same time, drive the AI Agents into Data Analysis to improve efficiency and enable data analysis for people with limited data knowledge.

Collaboration

Partner closely with Microsoft Content Dev/PM Team and data scientists from other Product (Edge, Copilot, Ads and Search.)

Data Strategy & Execution

Develop Agent for data analysis across Microsoft Content Org. Provide daily analysis, including standardized data collection, analysis, reporting, and interpretation; validate analytical approaches and results.

Advanced Analytics & Measurement

Apply LLM based AI skills, statistical modeling, data mining, and experimentation to large datasets; define and deliver metrics that accurately measure user and business.

Experimental Design & Implementation

Design and execute experiments across user and demand dimensions; translate strategy into clear, actionable, and measurable plans, sharing progress and results with stakeholders.

Influence & Decision-Making

Engage stakeholders with clear, compelling, and actionable insights; make independent decisions for the team and handle complex tradeoffs to drive product and service improvements.

Technical & Operational Leadership

Develop and standardize AI Agents for data analysis across the whole Microsoft Content and expand to other Product Org. Standards & Trusted Advisory: Establish and uphold standards, policies, and best practices for high-quality, efficient, and extensible code; influence business, customer, and solution strategy with a solid customer focus; act as a trusted advisor.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Doctorate 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 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.

Other Requirements

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications

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.

Salary

The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 – $274,800 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 $188,000 – $304,200 per year.

Required Skills

  • Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field
  • 5+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • Master’s Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field
  • 7+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field
  • 10+ years data science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • Equivalent experience

Preferred Skills

  • Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field
  • 8+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • Master’s Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field
  • 10+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field
  • 12+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • Equivalent experience
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