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Principal Data Scientist at Microsoft

Department: Data Science

Compensation

£93,500 – £161,800/yr

Setup
On-site
Location
Reading, England
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Microsoft is hiring a Principal Data Scientist to work in a Forward Deployed Engineering model, partnering with customer teams to develop and deploy production-ready data science solutions. The role owns the full lifecycle from data acquisition and preparation through experimentation, model evaluation, operationalization, and customer strategy, while also coaching engineers and cross-disciplinary partners. Candidates need a doctorate, master's, or bachelor's degree in a relevant field plus data-science experience, or equivalent experience, along with customer-facing solution delivery experience. The role offers travel up to 25% and a typical United Kingdom base pay range of £93,500 to £161,800 per year.

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