Principal Applied Science Manager

We are looking for candidates who are people-oriented and comfortable defining a path through ambiguity towards high-level goals. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of experience doing state-of-the-art applied science in industry and will likely have an extensive publication record that demonstrates their ability to do so. This should include at least some time managing a team towards highly-ambitious goals. Professors with analogous experience and a stellar academic track record leading a high-achieving research lab may also be a good fit for the role. The team will likely need to focus in areas like non-parametric memory, proactive AI systems, novel HCAI experiences, agentic systems, reasoning models and related domains. The team will also work closely with partners in Microsoft Research to see their ideas realized in products and services that are used worldwide, and will also contribute back to the scientific community (e.g. via publications).

This position is based at the Redmond campus and supports up to 50% work from home and a minimum of 50% work in the office. 

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.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of applied scientists in conducting research projects that simultaneously advance the state-of-the-art and directly benefit Outlook users.
• Collaborating and coordinating with people in a range of roles, including researchers, engineers, product managers, designers, and other key product stakeholders. Serving as a bridge between research and product.
• Teaching, guiding, and tutoring colleagues without research backgrounds in state-of-the-art techniques and research best practices.
• Sharing your research with others via a range of means, including publication, to enable others to build on your work and to contribute to the understanding of our products as cutting-edge and science driven.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor'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 Master'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 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.
• 1+ years people management experience. 
• 1+ years experience leading multi-disciplinary teams, especially in high-paced technology environments.
• A record of publication in top-tier scientific venues (ongoing or in the recent past) (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, NAACL, EMNLP, KDD, WWW, CHI, PNAS, Nature).
• Experience applying research with leveraging large-scale application of new ideas over theory and prototypes.

Other Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or  Computer Engineering, or related field AND 9+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
  • OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engine