Lead Applied Scientist (Evergreen)

TR Labs is the AI Research & Development arm of Thomas Reuters, seeking scientists with a passion for solving problems using state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and machine learning. The Lead Applied Scientist will define research strategy and lead high-impact initiatives shaping Thomson Reuters' AI/ML roadmap across multiple product features.

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

Benefits

• 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