Principal Data Scientist (Data Science)

TL;DR

Principal Data Scientist (Data Science): Informing and improving Bing's A/B experimentation platform and metrics to drive product direction with an accent on understanding user engagement, defining ship decision criteria, and continuously improving measurement. Focus on developing strategies for metric correlation, updating metrics with new signals, and building tools for metric movement analysis.

Location: Must be able to commute to a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or a non-U.S., country-specific location at least four days per week.

Salary: USD $188,000 – $304,200 per year (San Francisco Bay Area and New York City Metropolitan Area) or USD $139,900 – $274,800 per year (U.S. typical base pay range).

Company

hirify.global is pushing the boundaries of user engagement with search engines and translating insights into actionable metrics for the Bing organization.

What you will do

• Inform future directions of Bing’s A/B experimentation platform and drive improvements.
• Establish long-term A/B experimentation capabilities.
• Understand A/B online experiments and user engagement to produce actionable, trustworthy conclusions.
• Develop strategies for understanding correlation between key Bing metrics and define overall ship decision criteria.
• Continuously improve measurement of key metrics and update them according to new instrumented signals.
• Develop tools to help analyze the movement of metrics for feature teams.

Requirements

• 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.
• Experience in SQL-like query languages.
• Experience in design & problem-solving skills with one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, C# or C++.
• Must be able to commute to a designated Microsoft office at least four days per week if living within 50 miles in the U.S. or 25 miles in a non-U.S., country-specific location.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with online A/B experimentation.
• Familiarity with large-scale online products, dealing with online instrumentation.
• Experience with large datasets and interest in consumer online search behaviors.
• Ability to work independently, influence others, and solid communication and collaboration skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Microsoft fosters a growth mindset, innovation, and collaboration with values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion.

Hiring process

• Applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.