Senior Applied Scientist

TRSS; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global information services company is seeking a Senior Applied Research Scientist to enhance products using applied research in AI, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing. Ideal candidates will have a PhD or equivalent experience with over 5 years in building IR/NLP systems and a track record in agile methodologies. Role includes model development, research, and collaboration with stakeholders, all while promoting a culture of continuous learning and community impact. The position offers a hybrid work model and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance

Career Development and Growth

Industry Competitive Benefits

Culture of Inclusion

Social Impact Opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience building IR/NLP systems for commercial applications.
• Experience writing production code and managing software delivery.
• Outstanding communication, problem-solving, and analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage end-to-end model development and guide research and data.
• Communicate research in peer-reviewed publications.
• Work with stakeholders to define scope and translate business objectives.

Skills

Machine Learning

Natural Language Processing

Information Retrieval

Agile Collaboration

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

PhD in a relevant discipline or Master's plus experience

Job description

Senior Applied Research Scientist

Are you excited about working at the forefront of applied research in an industry setting? Thomson Reuters is seeking scientists with a passion for solving problems using state-of-the-art information retrieval, natural language processing and generative AI.

About the Role:

Senior Applied Scientists are experts in Machine Learning / NLP, responsible for the design and delivery of AI solutions that enhance Thomson Reuters' products. They leverage information retrieval techniques, prompting workflows, model training and evaluation design to build and optimize solutions. Their work ensures AI technologies are effectively aligned with business objectives, driving product innovation and value.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage end-to-end model development, guiding others in research, data engineering, and evaluation.
• Operate in an agile way, pushing for quick iterations guided by customers’ needs.
• Be accountable for all research deliverables on small to medium-sized projects.
• Communicate research in peer-reviewed publications and develop patentable ideas ensuring competitiveness of the company’s products and services.
• Work with stakeholders to define scope, determine feasibility, and translate business/customer objectives into technical requirements.
• Partner effectively with Engineering to ensure well-managed software delivery and co-design ML Ops processes related to model monitoring, evaluation, and retraining.

About You:

You’re a fit for the role of Senior Applied Scientist if your background includes:

• PhD in a relevant discipline or Master’s plus a comparable level of experience.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience building IR / NLP systems for commercial applications.
• Experience writing production code and ensuring well‑managed software delivery.
• Demonstrable experience translating complex problems into successful AI applications.
• Outstanding communication, problem‑solving, and analysis skills.
• Collaborating with Product, Engineering and Business Stakeholders in an agile manner to demonstrate value and iterate with customer feedback.
• (Preferred) Publications at relevant venues such as ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, or KDD.

What’s in it For You?

• 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 Environmental, Social, and Governance (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.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business 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. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug‑free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation.

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