Senior Applied Scientist – Research Products

Senior Applied Scientist – Research Products 
 
Are you excited about working at the forefront of applied research in an industry setting? Thomson Reuters Labs in the USA is seeking scientists with a passion for solving problems using state-of-the-art information retrieval, natural language processing and generative AI. 
 
What does Thomson Reuters Labs do? We experiment, we build, we deliver. We support the organization and our customers through applied research in informational retrieval and natural language processing. We work closely with product and domain experts to identify compelling solutions at the intersection of user needs and technical feasibility. Our team is designing the next generation of search technology for Legal and Tax Professionals globally. We drive AI innovation for Thomson Reuters’ Core Research Products, including Westlaw, Practical Law, and Checkpoint. 
 
About the Role:

Senior Applied Scientists are experts in Machine Learning / NLP, responsible for the design and delivery of AI solutions that enhance Thomson Reuters' products. They leverage information retrieval techniques, prompting workflows, model training and evaluation design to build and optimize solutions. Their work ensures AI technologies are effectively aligned with business objectives, driving product innovation and value. 
 
As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will: 

• Own and manage end-to-end model development, guiding others in research, data engineering, and evaluation.

• Operate in an agile way, pushing for quick iterations guided by customers’ needs. 

• Be accountable for all research deliverables on small to medium-sized projects 

• Communicate research in peer-reviewed publications and develop patentable ideas ensuring competitiveness of the company’s products and services.  

• Work with stakeholders to define scope, determine feasibility, and translate business/customer objectives into technical requirements. 

• Partner effectively with Engineering to ensure well-managed software delivery and co-design ML Ops processes related to model monitoring, evaluation, and retraining. 

About You:

You’re a fit for the role of Senior Applied Scientist if your background includes: 
PhD in a relevant discipline or Master’s plus a comparable level of experience  

• 5+ years of hands-on experience building IR / NLP systems for commercial applications  

• Experience writing production code and ensuring well-managed software delivery  

• Demonstrable experience translating complex problems into successful AI applications 

• 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  

• (Preferred) Publications at relevant venues such as ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, or KDD.  

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What's in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.

• Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.

• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the whe