Senior Data & Applied Scientist
Microsoft
If you have an interest in data and are committed to developing systems that enhance informed decision-making at Microsoft, the Insights, If you have an interest in data and are committed to developing systems that enhance informed decision-making at Microsoft, the Insights, Data Engineering & Analytics team offers a platform for professional growth.
This team plays a crucial role in directing Microsoft 365 and the Experiences + Devices group (E+D), both of which are central to the Company's mission to empower individuals and organizations to achieve more. Our objective is to foster a data-informed culture by equipping the Experiences + Devices group with actionable insights to guide their decisions. This initiative represents a significant opportunity to deliver impactful information that will improve operational efficiency, drive empowerment, and support Microsoft’s success in the evolving AI landscape.
We are looking for a seasoned Senior Data & Applied Scientist who will lead evaluation of Copilot chat and other canvas AI responses and drive quality improvement across a wide variety of products like Office, Teams and Outlook.
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. Data Engineering & Analytics team offers a platform for professional growth.
This team plays a crucial role in directing Microsoft 365 and the Experiences + Devices group (E+D), both of which are central to the Company's mission to empower individuals and organizations to achieve more. Our objective is to foster a data-informed culture by equipping the Experiences + Devices group with actionable insights to guide their decisions. This initiative represents a significant opportunity to deliver impactful information that will improve operational efficiency, drive empowerment, and support Microsoft’s success in the evolving AI landscape.
We are looking for a seasoned senior applied scientist who will lead evaluation of Copilot chat and other canvas AI responses and drive quality improvement across a wide variety of products like Office, Teams and Outlook.
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
- Applying state of art GenAI techniques to understand and evaluate Copilot usage and satisfaction.
- Collaboration with Researchers, engineers, product managers to derive sophisticated metrics that will drive product quality and sentiment.
- Triangular data from various sources and help in sensemaking.
- Involved in the full product building lifecycle including hypothesis development, product building and experimentation.
- Building prototypes and working with engineering to operationalize the same.
- Embody our culture and values
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- 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)
- 5+ years of experience with SQL, R, Python, Spark, Databricks to implement LLM calls, statistical models, machine learning, and analysis (Recommenders, Prediction, Classification, Clustering, etc.) in a production environment.
- 1 + year of using and building LLM based systems e.g. Copilot Studio, LangChain or MCP.
1+ years of experience working with LLM in prompt fine tuning and synthetic data generation. Understanding of different embeddings algorithms and multi language capabilities.
- 2+ years of experience with written and verbal communication to educate and work with cross functional teams.
- 1+ year of experience in delivering on ambiguous projects with incomplete or imperfect data
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 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
- 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.
- Experience in building agents and or chat based AI systems.
- Experience on large scale computing systems like COSMOS, Hadoop, MapReduce and/or similar systems.
- Experience with programming skills, e.g. Java, C#.
- Familiarity with deep learning toolkits, e.g. CNTK, TensorFlow.
Applied Sciences IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 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 $158,400 - $258,000 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
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.