Build and deploy AI and software solutions using LLM-based systems and cloud AI platforms, validate quality and performance, and deliver projects end to end. Travel up to 25%.
About this role
This Principal Data Scientist sits in Microsoft Industry Solutions Engineering (ISE) as a customer-embedded engineer and primary technical leader for a strategic account. The role connects data science with customer delivery, shaping opportunities and translating business needs into technical approaches.
It builds and ships production-grade solutions in customer environments and drives delivery from approach through implementation. The work includes direct engagement with customers and senior stakeholders, applying industry context, guiding technical and business decisions, and preparing scope and technical direction for FDE crews. Named data-science work includes managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques, and reporting results.
Applicants need a doctorate plus 5+ years, a master’s plus 7+ years, or a bachelor’s plus 10+ years in data science, mathematics, statistics, economics, operations research, computer science, or a related field; equivalent experience is accepted. The posting also requires 5+ years of customer-facing project delivery, professional services, and/or consulting, end-to-end solution delivery with customers or internal stakeholders, and fluency in Japanese and English.
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