Lead Applied Scientist

**Lead Applied Scientist, IR/NLP**

Are you excited about working at the forefront of applied research in an industry setting? Thomson Reuters Labs in [LOCATION] 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 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**

Lead 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 Lead Applied Scientist, you will:

- Innovate and drive solution delivery as a technical leader
- Be fully accountable for all research deliverables
- 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 intellectual property.
- Mentor and coach other scientists and engineers on best practices
- Publications at relevant venues such as ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, or KDD.

**About You**

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

- PhD in a relevant discipline or Master’s plus a comparable level of experience
- Experience writing production code and ensuring well-managed software delivery
- 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

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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:

- ** Hybrid Work Model**: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
- ** Wellbeing**: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; 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**: Eight 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 wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
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- The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job._

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? 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 profe