Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Thomson Reuters Labs is seeking scientists with a passion for solving problems using state-of-the-art information retrieval, natural language processing, and generative AI. The Lead Applied Scientist will be responsible for designing and delivering AI solutions that enhance Thomson Reuters' products, while mentoring other scientists and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Innovate and drive solution delivery as a technical leader
- Provide input to the business and Labs leadership on long term AI strategy
- Lead and drive stakeholder engagement with other functions (UX, Product, Tech)
- Develop in-depth knowledge of customer problems and data
- Maintain scientific and technical expertise in one or more relevant areas as demonstrated through product deliverables, published research, and/or intellectual property
- Mentor and coach other scientists and engineers on best practices
- Have opportunities to attend relevant conferences, such as ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, KDD
Skills
- PhD in a relevant discipline or Master's plus a comparable level of experience
- 7+ years of hands-on experience building IR / NLP systems for commercial applications
- A demonstrated impact-focused and velocity-first mindset with the ability and inclination to architect/develop end-to-end solutions for problems in focused workshop settings
- Experience writing production code and ensuring well-managed software delivery
- Demonstrable experience translating complex problems into successful AI applications
- Professional experience scaling yourself and leading through others, in an applied research setting
- Outstanding communication, problem solving, and analysis skills
- Collaborating with Product, Engineering and Business Stakeholders in an agile manner to demonstrate value and iterate with customer feedback
Benefits
- Flexibility & Work-Life Balance
- Career Development and Growth
- Industry Competitive Benefits
- Culture
- Social Impact
- Making a Real-World Impact
- Market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs
- Competitive 401k plan with company match
- Competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off
- Paid holidays (including two company mental health days off)
- Parental leave
- Sabbatical leave
- Optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee
- Optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- Fitness reimbursement
- Access to Employee Assistance Program
- Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee
- Access to 529 Plan
- Commuter benefits
- Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Company Overview
- Thomson Reuters delivers critical information from the financial, legal, accounting, intellectual property, science, and media markets. It was founded in 2008, and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://thomsonreuters.com.
Company H1B Sponsorship
- Thomson Reuters has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 13 in 2025, 12 in 2024, 5 in 2023. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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