Microsoft
Senior Data Scientist - FDE
$120K–$261K
United States +8 · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Location
- United States
Redmond, WA
Mountain View, CA
Houston, TX
Austin, TX
Chicago, IL
Cambridge, MA
New York, NY
Atlanta, GA - Experience
- 1+ year with a doctorate, 3+ years with a Master's Degree, or 5+ years with a Bachelor's Degree; equivalent experience accepted. Preferred: 3+, 6+, or 8+ years, respectively.
- Education
- Doctorate, Master's Degree, or Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Microsoft is unable to sponsor a work visa for this role.
About the job
Develops, evaluates, and deploys data science models and experiments that address customer challenges and deliver measurable business outcomes.
What you'll do
- Oversee data acquisition and preparation, addressing data gaps and driving ethics and privacy discussions.
- Evaluate and improve models using business-outcome metrics, develop operational models at scale, and review modeling approaches.
- Shape customer and solution strategy, collaborate across teams, and coach partners in data science best practices.
What they ask for
- Doctorate in a listed or related field and 1+ year of data-science experience; or Master's Degree and 3+ years; or Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years; or equivalent experience.
- Data-science experience managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques, and reporting results.
Nice to have
- Doctorate and 3+ years of data-science experience; or Master's Degree and 6+ years; or Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years; or equivalent experience.
- Experience partnering directly with customers or internal stakeholders to deliver solutions end-to-end.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
AI focus
Applies AI across the development lifecycle and uses AI and data science to solve customer problems at scale.
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