Applied Scientist

About the Role

As an Applied Scientist, you will develop and implement machine learning and AI solutions to address business problems across Thomson Reuters' legal, tax, and regulatory domains. Working with guidance from senior team members, you will design experiments, build models, and translate research into production-ready features. This role involves strong collaboration with product and engineering teams to deliver measurable impact for customers.

You will learn from deep domain experts about a variety of complex and interesting real‑world problems.

• PhD or Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field
• 1‑2 years of hands‑on experience building systems using modern techniques in information retrieval, NLP, machine learning, or generative AI (examples include deep learning, transformer architectures, hybrid search, dense retrieval, vector databases, or agentic systems)
• Strong programming skills in Python and familiarity with a modern ML framework (PyTorch, JAX, Deep Speed, or similar)
• Experience working with shared codebases and version control systems
• Familiarity with cloud development environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Strong communication and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions
• Experience implementing and evaluating solutions with large language models and LLM evaluation frameworks (OpenAI Evals, HELM, LM Harness, or custom tools)
• Experience with retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), tool‑using agents, and agentic frameworks
• Publications or preprints in relevant venues (NeurIPS, ACL, EMNLP, ICLR, SIGIR)
• Experience with production code and MLOps practices

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2‑3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office‑based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Flexibility & Work‑Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work‑life balance.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real‑world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills‑first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI‑enabled future.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company‑wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized, award‑winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work‑life balance, and more. We live by our values:
  Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y) our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro‑bono consulting projects and ESG initiatives.
• Making a Real‑World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally 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.

Thomson Reuters is an equal‑employment‑opportunity employer. We welcome qualified individuals of all backgrounds and guarantee a drug‑free workplace. We make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities, and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. If you reside in the United States and require an accommodation in the recruiting process, you may contact our Human Resources Department at HR.Leave‑.