Microsoft

Principal Data Scientist

United States, Georgia, Atlanta · 3d ago

Not specified5+ YOE

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Experience: Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years data-science experience OR Master's Degree AND 7+ years OR Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years. 3+ years customer-facing, project-delivery experience, professional services, and/or consulting experience. Skills: data acquisition, data cleaning, statistical analysis, model evaluation, debugging, strategic planning, customer engagement.

Responsibilities

Oversee data acquisition and ensure data is properly formatted and described; coach engineers in data cleaning and analysis best practices
Evaluate team's models and recommend improvements; drive best practices for models and develop operational models that run at scale
Conduct thorough reviews of data analysis and modeling techniques; identify and invent new evaluation methods
Define business, customer, and solution strategy goals; partner with other teams to identify and explore new opportunities

Full description

You will oversee data acquisition and ensure data is properly formatted and described. You'll also coach engineers in data cleaning and analysis best practices, identify gaps in current data sets, and drive ethics and privacy discussions around data collection and preparation. You will evaluate your team's models and recommend improvements as necessary, drive best practices for models, and develop operational models that run at scale. You'll also conduct thorough reviews of data analysis and modeling techniques, and identify and invent new evaluation methods. You will research and maintain a d…