Principal Metrics Data Scientist

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The Core Search and Artificial Intelligence (AI) team is the leading applied machine learning team at Microsoft responsible for delivering the quality experience to over 100M daily active users around the world in Microsoft’s search engine, Bing.

Beyond Bing other search engines such as Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, and new startups like You.com depend on us as well.

Do you have the following skills, experience and drive to succeed in this role Find out below.

We are looking for a Principal Metrics Data Scientist to join the Core Search team. This team is extremely data driven and without good metrics we can’t make a good product.

Come help us make quality metrics so there can be a globally competitive market for online search. Responsibilities

• Measurement : Define, invent, and deliver metrics which accurately measure the quality of online information, and the satisfaction / success of our customers.
• Models : Develop Machine Learning (ML) / Statistical models to measure / predict the quality of online content and / or user interactions with large scale AI systems.
• Experimental Design : Think critically about sampling and experimental design. Developing innovative strategies and products in these areas.
• Crowdsourcing : Apply behavioral insights, game theory, and social scientific understanding to measure and improve the performance of a global workforce employed to label online content.
• Strategy : Translate strategy into plans that are clear and measurable, with progress shared out monthly to stakeholders.
• Cooperation : Partner with program management, engineers, and other areas of the business.

Qualifications Required Qualifications :

Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years data-science experience (e.

g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)

OR Master's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 7+ years data-science experience (e.

g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results).

OR Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 10+ years data-science experience (e.

g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results).

OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience with human in the loop machine learning.
• Experience with real world system building and data collection, including design, coding and evaluation.
• Experiment using Large Language Models (LLMs) to build reliable offline metrics.
• Customer focused, strategic, drives for results, is self-motivated, and has a propensity for action.
• Problem solver : ability to solve problems that the world has not solved before.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.

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