Senior Applied Scientist

Job Description

Senior Applied Scientist

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to work at the forefront of applied research in an industry setting. The role involves solving problems using state‑of‑the‑art information retrieval, natural language processing, and generative AI.

About the Role

Senior Applied Scientists are experts in machine learning, NLP and responsible for designing and delivering AI solutions that enhance Thomson Reuters’ products. They leverage information retrieval techniques, prompting workflows, model training, and evaluation design to build and optimize solutions that align AI technologies with business objectives and drive 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 this role if you have:

• 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.

Benefits

• Hybrid Work Model: Flexible hybrid working environment (2‑3 days a week in the office depending on the role) and seamless digital and physical connectivity.


• Flexibility & Work‑Life Balance: Flex My Way policies support personal and professional responsibilities, including 8 weeks of remote work per year.


• Career Development and Growth: Grow My Way programming and skills‑first approach to help employees learn, lead, and thrive in an AI‑enabled future.


• Industry‑Competitive Benefits: Comprehensive plans covering flexible vacation, two company‑wide Mental Health Days off, Headspace app access, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.


• Culture: Award‑winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work‑life balance, and core values of obsessing over customers, competing to win, challenging thinking, acting fast/learning fast, and working together.


• Social Impact: Two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to participate in pro‑bono consulting projects and ESG initiatives.


• Making a Real‑World Impact: Helping customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency, and upholding the rule of law.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media with highly specialized software and insights that empower informed decisions. Thomson Reuters is a world‑leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries and provide flexible work environments that support growth.

EEO & Diversity

Thomson Reuters is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We seek talented, qualified employees in all operations worldwide, regardless of race, color, sex/gender, pregnancy, gender identity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. We are proud of providing a drug‑free workplace and make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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Additional Information

Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type: Full‑time
Job Function: Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries: Financial Services, Legal Services, IT Services and IT Consulting