Scientific & QA Jobs
Principal Research Manager/Senior Principal Research Manager
Microsoft • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Salary
£94k – £162k
Posted
4 September 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview
Microsoft is hiring a Principal Research Manager/Senior Principal Research Manager in Cambridge, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £94k – £162k. Microsoft holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.
Overview The Machine Intelligence team at Microsoft Research Cambridge conducts foundational research aimed at understanding and advancing machine intelligence. We explore the principles that enable intelligent systems to learn, reason, remember, adapt, communicate, and act effectively in complex environments. Our research focuses on advancing the core capabilities of future AI systems, including memory and retrieval, reasoning, efficient learning and inference, agentic behaviour, novel model a…
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