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Job Details
Posted date: Jul 29, 2025
Category: Research, Applied, & Data Sciences
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $222,050
Range: $139,900 - $304,200
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 50% work from home
Role: People Manager
Description
Outlook is one of the most widely used communication and productivity tools in the world, and Copilot is transforming how millions of users engage with it through the power of AI. As we continue to evolve Outlook into a truly intelligent, context-aware assistant, we’re looking for a Principal Applied Sciences Manager to lead a team of exceptional applied scientists at the forefront of this transformation.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.
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 Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)OR equivalent experience.5+ years of people management experience.Demonstrated ability to develop, shape, and execute on original research agendas.Applied Sciences M5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 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 $188,000 - $304,200 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
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 6th, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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