Lead Applied Scientist, IR/NLP
Are you excited about working at the forefront of applied research in an industry setting? Thomson Reuters Labs in London is seeking scientists with a passion for solving problems using state-of-the-art information retrieval, natural language processing, and generative AI.
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:
1. Innovate and drive solution delivery as a technical leader
2. Be fully accountable for all research deliverables
3. Provide input to the business and Labs leadership on long-term AI strategy
4. Lead and drive stakeholder engagement with other functions (UX, Product, Tech)
5. Develop in-depth knowledge of customer problems and data
6. Maintain scientific and technical expertise in one or more relevant areas as demonstrated through product deliverables, published research, and intellectual property
7. Mentor and coach other scientists and engineers on best practices
About You
You’re a fit for the role of Lead Applied Scientist if your background includes:
1. PhD in a relevant discipline or Master’s plus a comparable level of experience
2. Significant hands-on experience building IR / NLP systems for commercial applications
3. Experience writing production code and ensuring well-managed software delivery
4. Demonstrable experience translating complex problems into successful AI applications
5. Professional experience scaling yourself and leading through others, in an applied research setting
6. Outstanding communication, problem-solving, and analysis skills
7. Collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Business Stakeholders in an agile manner to demonstrate value and iterate with customer feedback
8. Publications at relevant venues such as ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, or KDD (Preferred)
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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