Senior Research Scientist

We are seeking skilled and passionate Senior Research Scientist to join our Responsible & Open Ai Research (ROAR) team in Azure Cognitive Services at Redmond, WA.

As a Senior Research Scientist, you will play a key role in advancing Responsible AI approaches to ensure safe releases of the rapidly evolving multimodal, AI models such as GPT-4 Vision, DALL-E, Sora, and beyond, as well as to expand and enhance the Azure AI Content Safety Service.

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cutting-edge research to develop Responsible AI definitions, methodologies, algorithms, and models for both measurement and mitigation of multimodal AI risks.
• Stay abreast of the latest advancements in the field and contribute to the scientific community through publications at top venues.
•  Enable the safe release of multimodal models from OpenAI in Azure OpenAI Service, expand and enhance the Azure AI Content Safety Service with new detection technologies.
• Develop innovative approaches to address AI safety challenges for diverse customer scenarios.
• Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Doctorate in relevant field
  • OR equivalent experience

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:

• At least 6 years’ research/applied science experience in Computer Vision, Multimodal analysis, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, or Doctorate in relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Algorithmic problem solving and software development skills (Python/Java/C++).
• Proficiency with open-source tools such as PyTorch.
• Experience with statistical analysis and data visualization tools.

• Publication(s) in top-tier conferences or journals in related fields (e.g., CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, PAMI, IJCV, etc.).      

• Industry experience with large-scale data processing, distributed computing, or cloud platforms.
• Experience collaborating with teams of diverse technical and cultural backgrounds.
• Demonstrated interest and/or expertise in Responsible AI and fairness considerations.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Research Sciences IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 - $218,400 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 $145,800 - $238,600 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 June 5, 2024.

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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