Applied Scientist II, Cross Border Science and Analytics
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This role involves developing LLM evaluation strategies, measurement frameworks, and responsible AI implementations for Outlook's Copilot features. You'll need a bachelor's degree in a relevant field plus 4+ years in statistics, predictive analytics, or research (or equivalent with advanced degrees). Key skills include data science, machine learning, experimentation, LLM evaluation techniques, and Python. The position is based in the U.S., with base pay ranging from $119,800–$234,700 annually, or $160,200–$261,000 in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City.
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Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for LLM evaluation, encompassing LLM quality, costs, model performance, model utility (user experience and prompt effectiveness), and responsible AI considerations, in alignment with company-wide efforts and informed by emerging research. Propose and drive cost effective solutions such as small language models (SLMs), and finetuned models and ensemble models.
Program Management: Oversee and manage large-scale, cross-functional evaluation programs, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and timelines. Develop and maintain a robust measurement framework to track and report on LLM performance and user impact. Drive engineering product roadmap to construct automated evaluation pipelines integrated into the product workflow.
Applied Science Experience: Utilize data science skills to design experimentation, analyze data, create OKRs, create measurement and metrics, and derive actionable insights to enhance LLM systems. Responsible for influencing product and user experience based on evaluation results.
Model and Agent Evaluation: Lead efforts to assess and improve the performance and effectiveness of language models and agents, driving iterative enhancements, including synthetic and manufactured data creation.
User Experience Enhancement: Collaborate with User Experience teams to evaluate and optimize user interactions with AI systems, enhancing user satisfaction.
Responsible AI (RAI): Implement RAI and DSB principles and guidelines in AI systems, ensuring ethical and unbiased practices in model development and deployment.
Contribute to the LLM research body: Form partnerships and lead deep research initiatives in areas of LLM evaluation and user experience optimization that contribute to the scientific body and deepen the product team's understanding and expertise of user mental models of and alignment to LLM-powered experience.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with engineering, research, product, and other teams to ensure seamless integration of evaluation processes into the development lifecycle.
Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate findings and recommendations to executive leadership, fostering a data-driven culture within the organization.
Required Qualifications:
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:
#Outlook; #OPG
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 $160,200 - $261,000 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.
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