Senior Applied Scientist

11/27/2025

Pioneer research in AIGC and VLM, applying state-of-the-art technologies to enhance ad content generation. Lead the data collection, model training, evaluation, and deployment of advanced image processing and generation algorithms.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

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About The Company

Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.

About the Role

Pioneer research and stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AIGC and VLM, applying SOTA technologies and frameworks to enhance the quality and performance of ad content generation. Optimize and scale high-performance, large-volume systems to reliably handle massive datasets and ensure high throughput. Lead the data collection, model training, evaluation and deployment of advanced image processing and generation algorithms. Analyze system performance and identify opportunities based on data analysis and online experiments Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (e.g., product manager, engineering, research) to deliver high-quality, end-to-end solutions. 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. 4+ years of industry experience with a focus on computer vison, image/video generation and editing. Demonstrated leadership or significant contributions to the design, data, training of advanced AIGC models (e.g. diffusion/AR models and distillation, VAEs etc.). Excellent design and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to translate ambiguous problems into clear, implementable solutions. Proactive communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across algo, product and engineer teams. 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. 5+ years of industry experience with a focus on computer vison, image/video generation and editing.

Key Skills

Applied ScienceAIGCVLMData CollectionModel TrainingImage ProcessingImage GenerationData AnalysisCross-Functional CollaborationComputer VisionPredictive AnalyticsProblem SolvingCommunicationAlgorithm DesignHigh-Performance SystemsStatistical Analysis