Researcher

MICROSOFT OPERATIONS PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Singapore is seeking a Research Scientist to focus on innovations in Foundation Models, Deep Learning, and AI applications. The role requires collaboration with product teams, conducting research, and developing algorithms for real-world applications. Ideal candidates should possess a Master's Degree and relevant research experience, with a preference for those who have published academic papers. Join this organization to be part of cutting-edge research and technology development.

Qualifications

• 1+ year(s) related research experience or equivalent experience.
• Experience in publishing academic papers as a lead author or essential contributor.
• Experience participating in a top conference in the research domain.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product groups to provide expertise and technology.
• Bridge the gap between researchers and development teams.
• Research tools and methods to improve product quality.
• Develop usable datasets for modeling and adapt data for machine learning.
• Document work and share findings to promote innovation.

Skills

Deep Learning

Reinforcement Learning

Machine Learning

Data Analysis

Algorithm Development

Education

Master's Degree in relevant field

Doctorate in relevant field

Job description

Overview

Come build community, explore yourpassionsand do your best work at Microsoft. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential - and excitement for the journey ahead.

Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA)

is now poised to extend roles into Singapore and looking for candidates in Foundation Model innovations (LLM, vision, multi-modality, etc.), Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning Foundation, Industrial AI application (e.g., AI for Healthcare, Embodied AI and Robotics, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with product and business groups to provideexpertiseand technology,participatesin technology transfer, files patents, authors white papers, and develops tools/services for internal use. May publish research.
• Bridges the gap between researchers and development teams, bringingnew technologyand approaches into production to solve immediate product needs.Identifiesand applies research-backed solutions to positivelyimpactMicrosoft products or services.
• Gainsexpertisein specific research subareas and broad research fields, applies advanced concepts to product needs, and consults with engineers and product teams.Researchestools and methods to improve product quality, performance, or efficiency.
• Reviews and prepares data for analysis, ensuring quality and technical constraints are met. Develops usable datasets for modeling, adapts cleaned data for machine learning, and designs ETL pipelines. Collaborates to apply state-of-the-artalgorithms to business problems and uses statistical tools to evaluate machine learning models.
• Supports the application and deployment of machine learning algorithms, seeks information to improve models, and helps create, apply, and verify models through iterations.Assistswith experiments and sets up monitoring to track production models.
• Documents work in progress, experimentation results, and plans to ensure processes are captured,participatesin creating informal documentation, shares findings to promote innovation, and follows ethics and privacy policies when executing research processes or collecting data.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree (or currently pursuing degree) in relevant field AND 1+ year(s) related research experience OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate in relevant field OR equivalent experience.
• Experience in publishing academic papers as a lead author or essential contributor.
• Experience in participating in a top conference in relevant research domain.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.