Lead Applied Scientist
About The Position
TR Labs is the AI Research & Development arm of Thomas Reuters. We are seeking scientists with a passion for solving problems using state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and machine learning. Thomson Reuters Labs experiments, builds, and delivers industry-leading solutions for Legal, Tax & Accounting, Risk, and News Media professionals. We systematically explore and develop new technologies, particularly those in relevant areas of AI/ML, with an unwavering focus on customer problems and opportunities. As a Lead Applied Scientist, you will define research strategy and lead high-impact initiatives that shape Thomson Reuters' AI/ML roadmap across multiple product features. You will drive innovation in specialized domains such as legal reasoning, document understanding, or knowledge graphs, establishing best practices and technical vision. You will provide thought leadership internally and externally, mentoring scientists across Labs and leading stakeholder engagement. You will develop a deep understanding of customer problems and the data that informs them.
Requirements
- PhD or Master's degree with equivalent industry experience in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field
- 7+ years of hands-on experience building production IR, NLP, ML, or GenAI systems leveraging modern techniques
- Demonstrated experience leading through others in cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end AI capabilities
- Strong product mindset with ability to translate complex customer problems into successful AI applications
- Proven ability to demonstrate novel methods that influence product roadmaps and business outcomes
- Outstanding communication and analytical skills
- Deep expertise in RAG architectures, agentic frameworks, tool-using systems, and evaluation methodologies
- Significant experience developing novel methods for complex professional domains such as medical, tax, or law.
- Publications at top-tier venues (ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, KDD)
- Experience delivering production code with well-managed software/MLOps practices
Responsibilities
- Define research strategy and lead high-impact initiatives that shape Thomson Reuters' AI/ML roadmap across multiple product features.
- Drive innovation in specialized domains such as legal reasoning, document understanding, or knowledge graphs, establishing best practices and technical vision.
- Provide thought leadership internally and externally.
- Mentor scientists across Labs.
- Lead stakeholder engagement.
- Develop a deep understanding of customer problems and the data that informs them.
Benefits
- Hybrid Work Model
- Flex My Way policies
- Work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year
- Career Development and Growth opportunities
- Grow My Way programming
- Skills-first approach
- Flexible vacation
- Two company-wide Mental Health Days off
- Access to the Headspace app
- Retirement savings
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee incentive programs
- Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
- Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance
- Two paid volunteer days off annually
- Opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives
- 401k plan with company match
- Parental leave
- Sabbatical leave
- Optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance
- Optional life and AD&D insurance
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- Fitness reimbursement
- Access to Employee Assistance Program
- Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit
- Access to 529 Plan
- Commuter benefits
- Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
- Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
