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This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential and excitement for the journey ahead.\nCoreAI builds the AI-powered tools and platforms that developers and organizations use to build with AI. That includes tools that help developers write, test, and ship software, as well as the platforms used to build, deploy, and run AI applications and agents.\nAs a Data Scientist in CoreAI, you'll use statistics, experimentation, and machine learning to understand how developers and organizations use these products, measure what's working, and find ways to make them better. Working alongside other data scientists, engineers, and product managers, you'll turn product questions into analyses, build models and metrics, and share insights that shape what CoreAI builds next.\nMicrosoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. 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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.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field\n\nOR Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field\n\nAND 2+ year(s) data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results) unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)\n\n#EiP #IC2\nData Science IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $85,400 - $168,100 per year. 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