Applied Scientist, NLP

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Applied Scientist, where you will harness cutting-edge technologies in natural language processing and information retrieval. This role empowers you to innovate and solve real-world challenges while collaborating with a diverse team of experts. You will be responsible for the entire model development lifecycle, from experimentation to delivery, ensuring impactful solutions that enhance user experiences. With a commitment to personal and professional growth, this organization fosters an inclusive culture that values diverse ideas and promotes work-life balance. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible vacation

Mental Health Days Off

Work from another location

Headspace app subscription

Tuition reimbursement

Employee incentive programs

LinkedIn Learning access

Paid volunteer days

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s with experience in IR/NLP/ML systems.
• Solid software engineering skills and outstanding communication.

Responsibilities

• Execute the model development lifecycle from prototype to delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and deliver timely results.

Skills

Natural Language Processing

Information Retrieval

Machine Learning

Software Engineering

Communication Skills

Data Analysis

Education

PhD in a relevant discipline

Master’s degree plus experience

Tools

Python

Java

Scala

Job description

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

What we do: We experiment, we build, we deliver. We support the organization and our customers through applied research in informational retrieval and natural language processing. We work closely with product and domain experts to identify compelling solutions at the intersection of user need and technical feasibility.

About the role

As an Applied Scientist, you will:

1. 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.
2. Collaborate: Working on a collaborative cross-functional team, you will share information, value diverse ideas, and partner effectively with colleagues across the globe.
3. Deliver: You will be accountable for timely, well-managed deliverables.
4. Innovate: You will be empowered to try new approaches and learn new technologies. You will implement innovative ideas to solve real-world challenges.
5. 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’re a fit for the role of Applied Scientist, NLP if your background includes:

1. PhD in a relevant discipline or Master’s plus a comparable level of experience.
2. Proven industry experience building IR/NLP/ML systems.
3. Solid software engineering skills for prototyping.
4. Outstanding communication and data analysis skills.

Preferred qualifications

1. Proven practical experience building IR, ML or NLP systems in academia or industry.
2. Experience designing and implementing solutions with large language models.
3. Relevant publications at ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, KDD, or similar.
4. Advanced proficiency in Python, Java, or Scala.
5. 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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
4. Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.
5. Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
6. 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.

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

Accessibility

As a global business, we rely 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. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.