Data Scientist II
Microsoft · Redmond, WA · Yesterday
Hybrid$102k–$202k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Develop scalable, high-performance analytics solutions and trusted data assets that enable data-driven decision-making.
- Work with development teams to improve instrumentation quality, partner with product stakeholders, build relevant datasets, define success metrics, create dashboards, scorecards, visualizations, and tools to democratize data and foster a data-driven culture.
- Execute targeted analyses to understand customer behavior, feature adoption, engagement, retention, and product impact.
- Collect requirements, create dashboards and reports, and deliver actionable insights and recommendations to business and product teams.
- Utilize artificial intelligence and agentic development to improve data pipelines and analytics platforms, and leverage AI-powered tools to accelerate insight generation, improve analytics productivity, and enhance data quality.
- Communicate analytical findings through presentations, written insights, and cross-functional collaboration, demonstrating teamwork and ownership.
- Take part in the on-call roster to monitor and mitigate data service degradation and downtime.
Qualifications
- Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field OR Master's Degree 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 consulting experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results).
- Equivalent experience.
- 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.