Principal Applied Science Manager

Microsoft
United States, Washington, Redmond
Sep 07, 2025
OverviewDo you want to be part of a team which delivers innovative products and machine learning solutions across Microsoft to hundreds of millions of users every month? Microsoft Search Relevance team is at the forefront of the core copilot experiences across Microsoft products including Copilot Chat and Search accelerating productivity to help users find the right information in their organization.As a Principal Applied Science Manager in the Microsoft Search Relevance team, you are responsible for managing and building a high performant team who is pushing & delivering on multiple mission critical work to build a solid foundation of innovation to improve search quality significantly. Some high-level examples include adapting the state-of-the-art vector search algorithm to an enterprise domain, improving keyword search quality, incorporating language understanding for search, and training/evaluating relevance models, and more. This will involve coordinating and aligning with platform partners, other science teams, and product across timezones.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. ResponsibilitiesYou will drive projects from design through conception, implementation, experimentation and finally shipping to our users. This requires deep diving into Copilot Chat and Search to identify gaps, coming up with possible solutions.You will manage applied scientists, assigning tasks, closely mentoring or guiding them, taking responsibility for their outcome / growth & overall output.You will document processes and progress of the team members, share findings to promote innovation. You will come up with innovative methods to address customer pain points in Copilot Chat and Search at scale, while pursuing scientific rigor.You will review business and product requirements, incorporate research, and provide strategic direction for problem solving.You will collaborate with platform partners, other science teams and product owners across time zones, creating alignment in the partnership and unblocking the team.