(Canada) Senior Applied Scientist (contract)

Thomson Reuters; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Toronto is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist on a contract basis. This role entails driving innovative solutions in Information Retrieval, Natural Language Processing, and Machine Learning, collaborating with diverse teams, and translating complex challenges into actionable frameworks. Qualified candidates should have a PhD or a Master's with extensive experience in related fields, strong software engineering skills, and a passion for problem-solving.

Benefits

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement benefits

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's degree with 5 years of experience in building ML systems.
• Experience with Python and cloud services like AWS.
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end model development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for project success.
• Translate complex problems into clearly defined projects.

Skills

Python

Natural Language Processing

Machine Learning

Information Retrieval

Data-driven decision-making

Agile methodology

Education

PhD in relevant discipline

Master's degree with comparable experience

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Java

Scala

Job description

Canada) Senior Applied Scientist (Contract)

Contract (5 months 28 days)

Published 5 days ago

Project Description :

The main goal is to find candidates who have previous experience working on cross-functional teams to identify the right problems to solve, prioritize those problems, identify success metrics, create a research plan, set up and run experiments, and communicate results with the cross-functional team and leadership. Candidates should also have experience with product analytics and working with UXR teams to investigate the effectiveness of their solutions post-release.

Experience with Python is required, as well as experience working on production-level systems alongside product teams. Candidates should have experience working with a cloud compute provider (AWS, GCP, Azure), with a preference for AWS experience.

Thomson Reuters Labs in Toronto is seeking scientists with a passion for solving problems using state-of-the-art Information Retrieval, Natural Language Processing, and Machine Learning.

About the role :

• Experiment and Develop : Drive the end-to-end model development lifecycle, championing best practices for reproducible research and software delivery.
• Collaborate : Work on a collaborative cross-functional team, sharing information and valuing diverse ideas.
• Deliver : Translate complex business problems into projects with clearly defined scope, ensuring timely deliverables.
• Innovate : Try new approaches and learn new technologies to solve real-world challenges.
• Inspire : Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Minimum Qualifications :

• PhD in a relevant discipline or Master with comparable experience.
• At least 5 years of practical experience building NLP / IR / ML systems from ideation to production.
• Solid software engineering skills for prototyping.
• Professional experience as a technical leader, coordinating and guiding the work of others.

Preferred Qualifications :

• 8 years of practical experience building IR, ML, or NLP systems.
• Ability to translate cutting-edge research into working prototypes.
• Experience in fast-paced, agile environments.
• Outstanding communication skills and data-driven decision-making.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or Scala.
• Publications at relevant venues such as ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, KDD or similar.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is 73 / hr to 84 / hr CAD.

Our benefits include medical, dental, vision, and retirement benefits.

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

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