Research Scientist II

Overview

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers to levels they cannot achieve anywhere else. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness in a cloud-enabled world.  The Business & Industry Copilots group is a rapidly growing organization that is responsible for the Microsoft Dynamics 365 suite of products, Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, AI Builder, Microsoft Industry Solution and more. Microsoft is considered one of the leaders in Software as a Service in the world of business applications and this organization is at the heart of how business applications are designed and delivered.  

 We are looking for a Research Scienctist II to join our team!  

This is an exciting time to join our group and work on something highly strategic to Microsoft. Microsoft Agent 365 is the IT control plane for agents. This team builds a suite of services to manage your agents in Microsoft 365. You will be a part of a team of engineers who thrive on solving complex problems at scale while doing it with impeccable quality.  As a Research Scientist in the Agent 365 team, you will build and optimize AI-powered solutions that redefine how enterprises manage, secure, and leverage AI agents across every department.

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.  

Responsibilities

• Build and expand collaborative partnerships across product, engineering, and research groups inside and outside Microsoft. Provide growing expertise that accelerates technology transfer, strengthens data security practices, and advances internal tools, benchmarking efforts, patent filings, and whitepaper development.
• Contribute to cuttingedge research by collaborating with peers and engineering teams to advance existing projects, develop new ideas, and publish highquality papers. Coauthor or lead publications for top-tier conferences and journals with impact on par with postdoctoral research output.
• Drive research projects to completion, delivering novel algorithms, prototypes, theories, datasets, tools, or insights that meaningfully advance one or more open research problems.
• Uphold Microsoft’s commitments to security, ethics, and privacy by incorporating responsible research practices into data collection, experimentation, and system design. Support the development of trustworthy, robust, privacy-preserving, and ethically aligned technologies.
• Help define clear research problems and goals, contributing to the formulation of compelling problem statements and feasible research plans with measurable impact.
• Develop deep understanding of the state of the art, tracking new methods, tools, and breakthroughs in the research community. Contribute domain expertise in multiple specialized techniques to guide project planning, scoping, and execution.
• Support team development by helping onboard and mentor research interns and earlycareer team members, providing guidance on tools, methods, and research best practices.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in relevant field AND 1+ year(s) related research experience
• OR Bachelors Degree in relevant field AND 2+ years related research experience
• OR equivalent experience.
• Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders. 
  
  

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

• Doctorate in relevant field
• OR Masters Degree in relevant field AND 3+ years related research experience
• OR Bachelors Degree in relevant field AND 5+ years related research experience
• OR equivalent experience.
• Experience publishing academic papers as a lead author or essential contributor.
• Experience participating in a top conference in relevant research domain.
• Strong track record in cross-functional product development and delivering measurable impact through data-driven iteration. 
  

 

 

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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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