Senior Applied Scientist
Technology, Data & Digital · Data, AI & Analytics · Data Science · Machine Learning · Artificial Intelligence
In short
Microsoft is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to join the Turing Team and contribute to the core systems powering Microsoft Copilot for enterprise. This role involves advancing large language models, improving productivity, and developing impactful AI-driven features in a hybrid work environment.
Responsibilities
- Evolve orchestrator reasoning, speed, and support for new capabilities in multi-modality and agent-based systems.
- Advance state-of-the-art model training, including fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, data curation, and experimentation.
- Build and deliver model-driven features from concept to production, including development, evaluation, metrics, and A/B testing.
- Master a broad area of research and applicable research techniques.
- Serve as a team expert on industry trends, products, and advances, influencing product needs.
- Review business and product requirements, incorporate research, and provide strategic direction.
- Ensure scientific rigor, support method development, and apply expertise to support business impact.
- Identify and inspire peers and new research talent, build relationships, and advocate for research initiatives.
- Share research findings through industry outreach, collaborate with the academic community, and help develop the recruiting pipeline.
- Document work and experimentation results, sharing findings to promote innovation.
- Provide guidance on capturing processes and contribute to ethics and privacy policies related to research processes and data collection.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related experience (e.g., statistics predictive analytics, research).
- OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research).
- OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research).
- OR equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
- Must pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Desired Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical OR Computer Engineering, OR related field AND 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research).
- OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical OR Computer Engineering, OR related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research).
- OR equivalent experience.
- 3+ years experience creating publications (e.g., patents, libraries, peer-reviewed academic papers).
Benefits
- The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year.
- For specific work locations (San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area), the base pay range is USD $160,200 - $261,000 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
Skills
large language modelsNLPdeep learningmultimodality modelmodel optimizationfine-tuningreinforcement learningdata curationA/B testingpredictive analyticsstatistics
#Microsoft Copilot#large language models#LLMs#applied sciences#AI#deep learning#NLP
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Company
MicrosoftJob Posted
3 hours ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
US$119,800–234,700 / year
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
United States
Qualification
Bachelor, Master, Doctoral
Applicants
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