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Principal Data Scientist at Microsoft

Department: Data Science

Compensation

$142,800 – $274,800/yr

Setup
Remote
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Microsoft is hiring a Principal Data Scientist to lead high-impact engineering projects with customers and partners, using AI and cloud-based solutions. The role oversees data acquisition, cleaning, analysis, and ethics; evaluates and improves machine-learning models; develops operational models; writes extensible code; and defines customer and solution strategy. Candidates need a relevant doctorate, master's, or bachelor's degree plus the specified number of years of data-science experience, and the position requires U.S. citizenship verification. The typical U.S. base pay range is USD 142,800–274,800 per year, with higher ranges for the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.

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