Principal Applied Scientist, M365 Copilot

What you'll do

• Design and develop Large Language Models (LLMs) and underlying subsystems tailored to specific product scenarios.
• Provide strategic direction for problem-solving by incorporating research into business and product requirements.
• Design system architecture that meets security, compliance, and scalability requirements.
• Lead the implementation and deployment of solutions while translating project vision into actionable milestones.
• Mentor team members through code reviews and pair programming to produce extensible and maintainable code.
• Document experimentation results and share findings to promote innovation and influence product needs.
• Contribute to ethics and privacy policies related to research processes and data collection.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of related experience in statistics, predictive analytics, or research.
• Master's Degree and 6+ years of related experience in statistics, predictive analytics, or research.
• Doctorate and 5+ years of related experience in statistics, predictive analytics, or research.
• Equivalent experience to the above educational and experience requirements.
• Ability to meet Microsoft Cloud background check and other government security screening requirements.
• 3+ years of experience developing and deploying AI/ML products from ideation to shipping (preferred).
• 3+ years of experience as an invited speaker at conferences or other outside research/industry events (preferred).
• 5+ years of experience conducting research in academic or industry settings (preferred).
• 5+ years of experience creating publications such as patents, libraries, or peer-reviewed academic papers (preferred).
• 5+ years of experience developing and deploying GenAI products from ideation to shipping (preferred).