Senior Creative Technologist

MedStar Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech research lab in New York is looking for a Senior Creative Technologist to lead design and front-end development. You will collaborate with researchers and engineers to create innovative AI prototypes. The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in design and software development, be user-centric, and thrive in an innovative environment. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research and the development of impactful AI solutions.

Qualifications

• Solid foundation in both design and software development.
• Comfortable working in a high-paced, innovative environment.
• Experience in user-facing technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and front-end development of prototypes.
• Work with Technical Program Management to create proof of concepts.
• Showcase creativity and drive high-quality execution.

Skills

User-centric design

Front-end development

Analytical thinking

Collaboration with technical teams

Job description

Overview

Microsoft Research AI Frontiers lab is seeking applications for the position of Senior Creative Technologist in the Research Prototyping Team. The mission of the AI Frontiers lab is to expand the pareto frontier of AI capabilities, efficiency, and safety through innovations in foundation models and learning agent platforms. Some of our projects include work on Small Language Models (e.g., Phi, Orca), and Agentic AI (e.g., AutoGen, OmniParser, Magentic-One, Magentic-UI).

The goal of the Research Prototyping Team in AI Frontiers is to bridge cutting-edge AI research with real-world applications by embedding research efforts in practical, high-impact scenarios. The team will serve as a conduit between foundational innovation and deployment contexts, ensuring that research questions are grounded in real user needs and that insights from deployment inform future research directions.

We are looking for a Senior Creative Technologist with a solid foundation in both Design and Software Development, who is user-centric, creative, and comfortable working in a high-paced, innovative environment with highly technical research teams. The AI Frontiers lab offers a vibrant environment for cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research, including access to diverse, real-world problems and data, opportunities for experimentation and real-world impact, an open publication policy, and close links to top academic institutions around the world.

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. 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

• Lead the design and front-end development of prototypes in collaboration with researchers, engineers, and product groups or external customers.
• Work with our Technical Program Management (PM) team to understand customer needs and research portfolio to create compelling proof of concepts for leveraging innovations.
• Showcase creativity, analytical thinking, and deep understanding of user-facing technologies to drive high-quality execution and communication, launching innovative AI features.
• Be part of a world-class research organization, contributing to research breakthroughs and realizing ideas into products and services used worldwide.

Embody our culture and values.

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