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Principal Data and Applied Scientist

United States, Washington, Redmond💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-07 → 2026-09-26

Core

Define scientific strategy to measure AI business impact, develop GenAI models, and lead end-to-end evaluation of AI solutions.

Role type

Principal Data and Applied Scientist (AI Impact & GenAI)

Builds

Causal inference frameworks, GenAI models, and scalable impact measurement pipelines.

Domain

Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Causal Inference, Business Analytics

Deliverable

production ML models | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Causal inference, A/B testing, experimental design, GenAI model development, LLM techniques, statistical analysis, Python, PySpark, SQL, Azure Machine Learning, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Spark cluster optimization, Azure Synapse/Databricks, technical writing, executive communication

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Python, PySpark, SQL, Azure Machine Learning, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Azure Synapse, Databricks

Responsibilities

Translate ambiguous business questions into well-scoped scientific problems with clear hypotheses; Own the scientific and statistical strategy for measuring AI business impact; Define and govern the metric framework connecting AI adoption to downstream outcomes; Develop ML and GenAI models using advanced statistical and LLM techniques; Lead end-to-end evaluation of GenAI solutions including quality diagnosis and fine-tuning recommendations; Write robust, reusable code and analytical pipelines for scalable impact measurement; Communicate findings and tradeoffs to senior leadership to influence investment decisions; Mentor team members and raise the scientific bar through design reviews.

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship

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