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Overview
Senior Data and Applied Scientist - Bing Online Metrics
The Bing organization is looking for a senior data and applied scientist. The team is pushing the boundaries regarding online A/B experimentation capabilities and methods, as well as informs our understanding for how users engage with search engines and integrated AI experiences, and then translates the insights into actionable metrics. These metrics provide direction to the Bing and MAI organization and help engineers make the right ship decisions for their thousands of online controlled experiments.
Hundreds of millions of users visit Bing.com worldwide monthly, and we have a large opportunity to grow further. At Bing, we celebrate our data driven culture: changes only ship when their impact is understood and positive. This role is a great opportunity to make solid, and even multiplicative impact on the org.
As a data and applied scientist in this team, you will have the chance to work on and deliver metrics that drive the direction of major Bing initiatives. You will have the chance to be involved in the analysis and decision making for 1000s of online controlled A/B experiments. Come join us!
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.
Responsibilities
Required Qualifications:
Data Science IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Senior Data and Applied Scientist - Bing Online Metrics
The Bing organization is looking for a senior data and applied scientist. The team is pushing the boundaries regarding online A/B experimentation capabilities and methods, as well as informs our understanding for how users engage with search engines and integrated AI experiences, and then translates the insights into actionable metrics. These metrics provide direction to the Bing and MAI organization and help engineers make the right ship decisions for their thousands of online controlled experiments.
Hundreds of millions of users visit Bing.com worldwide monthly, and we have a large opportunity to grow further. At Bing, we celebrate our data driven culture: changes only ship when their impact is understood and positive. This role is a great opportunity to make solid, and even multiplicative impact on the org.
As a data and applied scientist in this team, you will have the chance to work on and deliver metrics that drive the direction of major Bing initiatives. You will have the chance to be involved in the analysis and decision making for 1000s of online controlled A/B experiments. Come join us!
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.
Responsibilities
- Understand A/B online experiments, online user engagement, and produce actionable, trustworthy conclusions. Innovate methods and capabilities for online A/B experimentation.
- Define, build and track success metrics for Bing customer satisfaction and retention. Develop strategies for understanding correlation between set of key Bing metrics and define overall ship decision criteria.
- Perform hands-on analysis of large-scale telemetry data using advanced statistical methods, algorithms, and data tools to uncover meaningful patterns and trends.
- Develop tools to help analyze the movement of the metrics and assist feature teams to understand why their treatment changes impact the metrics.
Required Qualifications:
- Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 1 year(s) 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 3 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 5 years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
- OR equivalent experience.
- Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 3 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 5 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 7 years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
- OR equivalent experience.
- Experience with SQL-like query languages
- Hands on experience in design & problem-solving skills with one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, C# or C
- Ability to work independently, influence others, and solid communication and collaboration skills.
- Familiarity with search engines, dealing with online instrumentation.
- Experience with large datasets and interest in consumer online search behaviors.
- Experience with building machine learning models on large scale data.
Data Science IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Salary : $119,800 - $234,700