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Principal Applied Science Manager

Microsoft· Applied Sciences
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Redmond, Mountain View$165.6k - $296.4kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Lead and grow a team of Applied Scientists focused on text, image, and multimodal creative AI to define and execute the science roadmap for creative generation, personalization, understanding, and optimization, applying AI/ML at Microsoft scale to.ads, Shopping, and Copilot experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow a team of Applied Scientists focused on text, image, and multimodal creative AI.
  • Define and execute the science roadmap for creative generation, personalization, creative understanding, and optimization.
  • Drive innovation using LLMs, multimodal foundation models, and generative AI technologies.
  • Partner with Engineering, Product Management, Design, and TPM teams to deliver impactful advertiser-facing solutions.
  • Establish metrics and experimentation frameworks to measure business and customer impact.
  • Translate business opportunities into scalable AI solutions that improve advertiser ROI and user engagement.
  • Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and customer focus.
  • Communicate strategy, results, and recommendations to senior leadership and cross-functional partners.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 8+ 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 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of people management experience.

Skills

Required:Text and multimodal creative AILeadership and team buildingScience roadmap definitionLLMs and generative AICross-functional collaboration
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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