Senior Applied Scientist Job at Microsoft Corporation (Suzhou)

Senior Applied Scientist

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
China , Suzhou

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

The Microsoft Search, Assistant, and Intelligence (MSAI) team is responsible for developing and delivering innovative solutions for Microsoft 365 Copilot. We work on integrating intelligence and natural language capabilities into all the Microsoft 365 apps. Joining the MSAI team to improve the quality of M365 Copilot is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and make a real impact on the way people work and communicate. You will have the chance to work with a talented and dedicated team of engineers, scientists, designers, and product managers to build innovative solutions that help people be more productive and efficient. If you are passionate about technology and want to be part of a team that is changing the way people work, then this is the place for you.

Job Responsibility:

Collaborates with appropriate stakeholders to determine user requirements for a scenario
Drives identification of dependencies and the development of design documents for a product, application, service, or platform
Creates, implements, optimizes, debugs, refactors, and reuses code to establish and improve performance and maintainability, effectiveness, and return on investment (ROI)
Leverages subject-matter expertise of product features and partners with appropriate stakeholders (e.g., project managers) to drive a workgroup's project plans, release plans, and work items
Proactively seeks new knowledge and adapts to new trends, technical solutions, and patterns that will improve the availability, reliability, efficiency, observability, and performance of products while also driving consistency in monitoring and operations at scale

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ 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 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
OR equivalent experience
English reading and writing skills and fluent English speaker
Experience in search, information retrieval, data mining or NLP related area
Experience in AI application
Ability to derive creative and innovative solutions by thinking "outside the box"
Experience and passion in designing, developing and shipping high quality software products, systems and services
Ability to collaborate and drive results in a cross-group/team project
AI native mindset and experience: demonstrated ability to leverage AI/ML (e.g., AI, agents, copilots, automation tools) to improve personal and team productivity, accelerate experimentation, or unlock new product ideas

Nice to have:

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 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
OR equivalent experience
3+ years experience creating publications (e.g., patents, libraries, peer-reviewed academic papers)
Experience presenting at conferences or other events in the outside research/industry community as an invited speaker
3+ years experience conducting research as part of a research program (in academic or industry settings)
1+ year(s) experience developing and deploying live production systems, as part of a product team
1+ year(s) experience developing and deploying products or systems at multiple points in the product cycle from ideation to shipping

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 21, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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