Applied Researcher

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Thomson Reuters Full time

Applied Researcher

We are seeking a talented Applied Researcher to join our team at Thomson Reuters Labs. As an Applied Researcher, you will be part of a global interdisciplinary team of experts who drive the company's digital transformation through innovative AI products.

About the Role:

  • Experiment and Develop: You will execute the entire model development lifecycle, from prototype to delivery, while applying best practices for reproducible research and well-managed software delivery.
  • Collaborate: Working on a collaborative cross-functional team, you will share information, value diverse ideas, and partner effectively with colleagues across the globe.
  • Deliver: You will be accountable for timely, well-managed deliverables.
  • Innovate: You will be empowered to try new approaches and learn new technologies. You will implement innovative ideas to solve real-world challenges.
  • Inspire: You will be a proactive communicator who is excited to share your work. You will be articulate and compelling in describing ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.

About You:

You are a fit for the Applied Researcher role if your background includes:

Basic Qualifications:

  • PhD in a relevant discipline or Master's plus a comparable level of experience.
  • At least one year of industry experience building IR/NLP/ML systems.
  • Solid software engineering skills for prototyping.
  • Outstanding communication and data analysis skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of practical experience building IR, ML or NLP systems in academia or industry.
  • Experience designing and implementing solutions with large language models.
  • Relevant publications at ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, KDD, or similar.
  • Advanced proficiency in Python, Java, or Scala.
  • Experience writing production quality code and contributing to well-managed software delivery.

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: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, 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: Ten 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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