Principal Research Scientist - Responsible & Open Ai Research (ROAR)

We are seeking highly skilled and passionate research scientists to join Responsible & Open Ai Research (ROAR) in Azure Cognitive Services in Redmond, WA.

As a Principal Research Scientist, you will play a key role in advancing Responsible AI approaches to ensure safe releases of GenAI models such as GPT-4o, DALL-E, Sora, and beyond, as well as to expand and enhance the capability of Azure AI Content Safety Service.

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

Conduct cutting-edge, deployment-driven research to develop Responsible AI definitions, methodologies, algorithms, and models for both measurement and mitigation of textual and multimodal AI risks. Stay abreast of the latest advancements in the field and contribute to the scientific community through publications at top venues.

Enable the safe release of multimodal models from OpenAI in Azure OpenAI Service, expand and enhance the Azure AI Content Safety Service with new detection/mitigation technologies in text and multimodal content. Develop innovative approaches to address AI safety challenges for diverse customer scenarios.

Review business and product requirements and incorporate state-of-the-art research to formulate plans that will meet business goals. Identifies gaps and determines which tools, technologies, and methods to incorporate to ensure quality and scientific rigor. Proactively provides mentorship and coaching to less experienced and mid-level team members.

Embody our Culture and Values 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Doctorate in relevant field AND 3+ years related reasearch experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Proficient algorithmic problem solving and software development skills (Python/Java/C++). Proficiency with open-source tools such as PyTorch. Experience with statistical analysis and data visualization tools.
• 1+ publication(s) in top-tier conferences or journals in related fields (e.g., ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, KDD, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, etc.)

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:

• At least eight years’ research/applied science experience in NLP/LLM, Computer Vision, Multimodal understanding, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, or a related field.
• Industry experience with large-scale data processing, distributed computing, or cloud platforms.
• Experience collaborating with teams of diverse technical and cultural backgrounds.
• Experience leading deployment efforts across diverse technical expertise.
• Demonstrated interest and/or experience in Responsible AI and fairness considerations.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Research Sciences IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $137,600 - $267,000 per year. 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 $180,400 - $294,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: US corporate pay information | Microsoft Careers