Chief Research Scientist

2 weeks ago


Old Toronto, Canada Refinitiv Full time

Job Description

As a Chief Research Scientist at Refinitiv, you will lead a diverse global team of experts in the development of state-of-the-art machine learning models. We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled individual to drive our internal AI model research & development.

About the Role

You will be responsible for strategic planning, hiring, and management in foundational research. This will give you the opportunity to master your management skills, mentor, lead, and help direct reports grow and contribute to the wider group.

Innovate: You will create new ML/NLP/IR/GenAI approaches at the cutting edge of AI research.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead: Involved in strategic planning, hiring, and management in foundational research.
  • Innovate: Innovate and create new state-of-the-art ML/NLP/IR/GenAI approaches at the cutting edge of AI research.
  • Experiment and Develop: Involved in the entire research & model development lifecycle, brainstorming, coding, testing, and delivering high-quality reports at leading international academic conferences.

Requirements

We are looking for an exceptional candidate with the following qualifications:

Education and Experience

  • PhD in a relevant discipline.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience leading teams building advanced ML / NLP / IR systems in academia or for commercial applications.
  • Extensive experience with deep learning and large-scale model training.
  • Experience working on at least one relevant state-of-the-art research topic (see our focus areas) in large language models (LLMs).

Salary and Benefits

The estimated annual salary for this role is $250,000-$350,000, depending on location and experience. As a valued member of our team, you can expect a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, and paid time off.

Working at Refinitiv

We are a global business that relies 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.



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