Data & Applied Scientist

Data & Applied Scientist
Full time Microsoft in Internet and Software

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Career Level Others
Experience 2 Years
Qualifications Degree Bachelor

Job Description

Applied Data Scientist 2, Developer Division – Growth & Analytics team

Are you a data professional who is obsessed with driving product growth? We’re a team of Product Managers and Applied Data Scientists who build apps, love data, and talk code – join us! We’re looking for creative problem-solvers who can help us identify growth opportunities and unmet customer needs through customer research, data analysis and experimentation. We move quickly – yes, even at Microsoft! – so you’ll help us push beyond ‘but we’ve always done it that way’ and ‘is that allowed?’ to ensure we can get the insights we need to build the best products.

It doesn’t matter what your previous job titles have been – we expect that you’re comfortable with market analysis, data analysis, experimentation, talking to customers, partnering with internal teams to get things done, tackling ambiguous questions, and learning new skills. You’ll need the humility to be okay with ideas and projects that don’t panout, andbe able to learn from them. You’ll have the support of your team and active sponsorship from our executive team.

You will be working on growing products made in our Developer Division that are used by millions of developers worldwide. According to the 2021 Stack Overflow developer survey, Visual Studio Code is used by more than 70% of developers, with Azure being used by more than 30%. We’re constantly striving to learn the needs of developers, how they work and what frustrates them, and how we can help them be more productive. Delighting and retaining developers who use Azure with our tools and services is our core mission.

Responsibilities

Here’s what you’ll do and learn to be successful in this role:

You’ll need to understand market trends and growth opportunities and what our customers and competitors are doing in response to those. We use a variety of quantitative and qualitative approaches – and welcome your input on other creative methods.
You’ll help us make sense of the telemetry signals from our developer tools and services. Are there patterns of usage that lead to churn or retention, for example? Data synthesis and story telling are a core part of the role.
You’ll propose product strategies and marketing efforts to capitalize on growth opportunities, and collaborate with teams in the Developer Division and Azure to test out and execute on those strategies.
You’ll design and execute controlled experiments to address product problems we find. Not every idea works. You will help us understand when the data tells us we need to pivot or revisit our approach altogether.
You will help those teams understand how their tools and services contribute to the end-to-end developer experience, and you will collaborate with them to test ideas for improving the developer workflow.
You’ll be an active learner and problem-solver, eager to work alongside data scientists, engineers, and designers to get things done.
You’ll be seeking meaning in the data, curious and comfortable exploring large data sets to find clues about growth opportunities and product insights.

We work hard together through the work day, and we value having time for family or hobbies in the evenings.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

2+ years working in a technical field (engineer, data analyst, data scientist, product manager, growth-hacking, or equivalent)
1+ years of industry experience performing product analytics or data science
1+ years of industry experience as a Program Manager/Product Manager or driving cross-functional team projects

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Math, Engineering, Science or similar experience

Proficient in SQL and data analysis tools (Python, R, etc)
Experience running controlled experiments
Experience defining and measuring adoption funnels
Obsess over customer experience
Make recommendations based on data
Experience creating product visions
Experience synthesizing customer research data
Value diversity and inclusivity in the workplace

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a requestvia theAccommodation request form.

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