Data Science PhD Internship

1 Month ago • Upto 1 Years • Data Analyst • $78,600 PA - $154,560 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Data Scientist PhD Interns at Microsoft leverage machine learning, statistics, and experimentation to enhance products and drive business impact. Collaborating with stakeholders, interns formulate problem-solving approaches using algorithms and data sources, aligning with business and engineering needs. The role blends engineering and analytical skills to improve customer experiences. Interns work on real-world projects, contributing to Microsoft devices, operating systems, products, and services, offering valuable insights into business and customer scenarios. Responsibilities include formulating problem-solving approaches, incorporating product understanding and customer perspectives, using data exploration techniques, interpreting results, and engaging with stakeholders to provide actionable insights influencing product improvements.
Must have:
  • Pursuing PhD in relevant field
  • At least one semester/quarter remaining after internship
  • Proficiency in Python, R, or similar
  • Data analysis & statistical application experience
  • Problem-solving skills using algorithms and data
Good to have:
  • Engineering experience with large data systems (SQL, Hadoop)
  • Experience with product/service telemetry systems
  • A/B testing or experimentation experience
  • Experience applying basic ML algorithms

Job Details

Overview

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of university interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.  

 

Data Scientist PhD Interns at Microsoft use machine learning, statistics, experiments, and more to build and improve great products while making business impact. As a Data Scientist intern you will collaborate with stakeholders, formulate approaches to solve problems and use algorithms and data sources in the context of business and engineering needs. You will also be able to combine your engineering abilities with analytical skills to make customer experiences better. Our Data Scientists use innovative methods, algorithms, and tools daily to drive results throughout Microsoft devices, operating systems, products, and services and provide novel insights into business and customer scenarios.

 

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.

 

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.

 

Please note this application is only for internships based in our Mountain View, California office. For internships in other offices in the United States, please see our .

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Currently pursuing a Doctorate Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field.
  • Must have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Some Engineering experience and or project course work using large data systems on SQL, Hadoop, etc.
    Proficiency using one or more programming or scripting language to work with data such as: Python, Perl, or C#.
  • Some experience and or project course work performing data analysis and applying statistics working with tools such as: Excel, R, MATLAB, AMPL, or SAS.Some experience and or project course work with product and service telemetry systems.
  • Some A/B Testing or experimentation (this can be from conducting real life science experiments, hypothesis testing in stats etc.) Not required but ideal.
  • Some experience or course work applying basic ML to a type of data and or used algorithms to conduct experiments on data.

The base pay range for this internship is USD $6,550 - $12,880 per month. 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 $8,480 - $13,920 per month.

 

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

 

Microsoft accepts applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

 

Responsibilities

  • Formulate approaches to solve problems using well defined algorithms and data sources.
  • Incorporate an understanding of product functionality and customer perspective to provide context for those problems.
  • Use data exploration techniques to discover new questions or opportunities within your problem area and propose applicability and limitations of the data.
  • Interpret the results of their analysis, validate their approach, and learn to monitor, analyze, and iterate to continuously improve.
  • Engage with peer stakeholders to produce clear, compelling, actionable insights that influence product and service improvements that will impact millions of customers.
  • Participate in the peer review process and act on feedback while learning innovative methods, algorithms, and tools to increase the impact and applicability of your results.

Similar Jobs

N-iX - Senior Engineer with AWS Greengrass Expertise

N-iX

Ukraine (Remote)
2 Months ago
Google - Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning, YouTube

Google

San Bruno, California, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
OKX - Graduate Hire 2024/25 - Software Engineer

OKX

Hong Kong (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Google - Software Engineer II, Chrome Browser

Google

Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Ubisoft - Senior ML Data Scientist

Ubisoft

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Netflix - Data Engineer (L5) - Product (Device)

Netflix

United States (Remote)
6 Months ago
Easygo - Lead Data Analyst - Kick

Easygo

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Patreon - Senior Data Scientist

Patreon

New York, New York, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Kwalee - Ad Monetisation Analyst

Kwalee

Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
1 Month ago
ByteDance - Data Analyst - Corporate Information System

ByteDance

Singapore (On-Site)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Google - Senior Software Engineer, Mobile (iOS), Core

Google

Sunnyvale, California, United States (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Scale AI - Senior Software Engineer, GenAI Model Evaluation

Scale AI

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Google - Staff Software Engineer, UI

Google

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Velotio Technologies - Senior Engineer (ROR)

Velotio Technologies

Maharashtra, India (Remote)
1 Month ago
ByteDance - Research Scientist, Vision Foundation Model

ByteDance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Dassault Systèmes - Software Engineer (Geometry)

Dassault Systèmes

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (Hybrid)
6 Months ago
ByteDance - Software Engineer in Large Model System Graduate (Machine Learning Sys-US) - 2024 Start (BS/MS)

ByteDance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Sporty Group - Head of Technology

Sporty Group

(Remote)
5 Months ago
Google - Software Engineer, gReach Program for People with Disabilities

Google

Beijing, Beijing, China (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Google - Software Engineer III, Data Infrastructure, Chrome OS

Google

Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Mountain View, California, United States

Next Level Business Services - Node JS Developer

Next Level Business Services

Miamisburg, Ohio, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Onward Search - UX Researcher

Onward Search

Plano, Texas, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
ByteDance - Senior Backend Software Engineer - Global E-Commerce Supply Chain Billing & Settlement

ByteDance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago
The Walt Disney Company - Manager, Software Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

Orlando, Florida, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Google - Analytical Lead, Apps

Google

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Netflix - Product Design Manager

Netflix

Los Gatos, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Google - Staff Hardware Security Engineer

Google

Kirkland, Washington, United States (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Warner Bros Games - Lead Producer, Live Operations

Warner Bros Games

San Francisco, California, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Daybreak Game Company LLC - QA Lead

Daybreak Game Company LLC

Renton, Washington, United States (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
Google - Customer Engineer III, Infrastructure, National Security, Public Sector

Google

Reston, Virginia, United States (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Data Analyst Jobs

Impact Analytics - Data Science Lead

Impact Analytics

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
8 Months ago
Definitive Healthcare - Senior Data Scientist

Definitive Healthcare

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Aristocrat Gaming - Data Scientist

Aristocrat Gaming

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (Hybrid)
4 Weeks ago
Canva - Senior Accessibility Compliance Analyst

Canva

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Remote)
2 Months ago
XFlow - Marketing Analyst

XFlow

(Remote)
2 Months ago
Google - Head of Data, Measurement and Analytics, Apps Vertical

Google

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Moon Active - Data Scientist

Moon Active

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Activision - Game Security Analyst

Activision

Los Angeles, California, United States (Hybrid)
4 Weeks ago
SEGA - Data Engineer

SEGA

England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Azerion - Data Analyst Intern

Azerion

North Holland, Netherlands (Hybrid)
4 Weeks ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Microsoft is a tech giant that develops, licenses, and supports a range of software products, services, and devices.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (On-Site)

Mountain View, California, United States (Hybrid)

Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China (On-Site)

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India (On-Site)

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Remote)

Redmond, Washington, United States (On-Site)

Paris, Île-de-France, France (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Microsoft

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug