Microsoft Principal Researcher 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

173284696

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Required Qualifications:

• Doctorate in relevant field AND 3+ years related research experience
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years related research or innovation experience, or equivalent experience.
• Passion to conduct research and land technology into real-world applications.
  
• Solid influencing and communication skills to engage with various stakeholders externally and internally.
  
• High personal standard to deliver thoughtful and quality work.

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 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.

• You will identify gaps and determine which state-of-the-art insights to incorporate into the research pipeline. You’ll support the development and implementation of new technologies and apply deep subject matter knowledge to support planning for research projects.
• You will lead a collaborative research effort to advance a long-term research agenda through multiple projects yielding results in one or more subareas or a broad area of research. You will contribute to ethics and privacy policies and help develop technologies that uphold company values.
• You will expand relationships with product or business group leaders inside or outside Microsoft and contribute to product or business group decisions at a strategic level. You’ll create a measurable impact on business and act as a major contributor to influential publications.
• You will proactively mentor and coach junior team members and share expertise to build team capabilities. You’ll represent Microsoft externally to grow the network and help develop a capability strategy that serves long-term research objectives.