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Principal Applied Scientist- M365 Copilot

United States, Washington, RedmondFull-time2026-10-12 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead research and strategy for M365 Copilot, translating scientific insights into product solutions and guiding team execution.

Role type

Principal Applied Scientist (GenAI/ML)

Builds

M365 Copilot AI/ML products and systems

Domain

Enterprise productivity software, Generative AI, Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Research strategy, GenAI product development, system architecture design, team mentorship, scientific rigor, stakeholder collaboration, ethics and privacy policy development, project planning, code review

Preferred skills

Academic community collaboration, industry outreach, conference speaking, patent and paper publication

Technologies

GenAI frameworks, ML deployment pipelines, M365 ecosystem

Responsibilities

Review business and product requirements to provide strategic direction, design system architecture meeting security and scalability needs, lead implementation and deployment of solutions, mentor team members through code reviews and pair programming, document and share research findings, facilitate design meetings and align on project goals

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership