Description
Microsoft is hiring a Principal Applied Scientist to lead AI research for M365 productivity applications, including Copilot, Outlook, Teams, and Copilot Extensibility. The role focuses on data ingestion, data curation, prompt and model fine-tuning, evaluation metrics, purpose-built small language models, and responsible AI. Responsibilities include strategic research direction, scientific rigor, product-influencing research, peer and talent development, outreach, and documentation. Required qualifications include a relevant bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degree plus 3–6 years of related experience, or equivalent experience; preferred qualifications include AI research experience, scalable classifier and ranking algorithm experience, and strong data-science and communication skills.
