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Applied Scientist – Research Products

Applied Scientist – Research Products

ReutersToronto, ON, Canada
7 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

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Applied Scientist – Research Products

Are you excited about working at the forefront of applied research in an industry setting? Thomson Reuters Labs in Toronto is seeking scientists with a passion for solving problems using state-of-the-art information retrieval, natural language processing, and generative AI.

Job Description

Thomson Reuters Labs experiments, builds, and delivers. 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 need 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

Applied Scientists are experts in NLP, who contribute to the research and development of AI solutions that enhance Thomson Reuters' products. Their work ensures AI technologies are aligned with business objectives to drive innovation and deliver customer value.

As An Applied Scientist, You Will

  • Take ideas through the end-to-end model development lifecycle (task design, data creation, training, evaluation, and model governance).
  • Think creatively about new capabilities generative AI can unlock for our customers.
  • Work with stakeholders to define scope, determine feasibility, and translate business / customer objectives into technical requirements.
  • Create functional POCs to test new capabilities and Product concepts.
  • Write clean code, participate in code reviews, and contribute to well-managed software delivery in a production environment.

About You

You’re a fit for the role of Applied Scientist if your background includes :

  • PhD or Master’s in a relevant discipline.
  • Experience researching, building, and evaluating NLP systems.
  • Solid engineering skills for prototyping; experience contributing to a shared codebase; and familiarity with workflows for remote development (AWS, Azure, or similar).
  • Outstanding communication, problem-solving, and analysis skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate AI concepts to a diverse audience.
  • Experience designing and implementing solutions with large language models.
  • Relevant publications at ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, KDD, or similar.
  • Experience writing production code and ensuring well-managed software delivery.

    • What's in it For You?

  • Hybrid Work Model : Flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role).
  • Wellbeing : Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible vacation; two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to 8 weeks in a year; Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs.
  • Culture : Globally recognized for equality, diversity, and inclusion, flexibility, and work-life balance.
  • Learning & Development : LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company.
  • Social Impact : Employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; ESG initiatives for local and global impact.
  • Purpose Driven Work : Help customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency.

    • Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting, and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters.

    Accessibility

    As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex / gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

    We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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