Hybrid Applied Scientist, NLP, IR, GenAI

at Thomson Reuters

• Job title: Applied Scientist, NLP, IR, GenAI
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $108,500 - $201,500 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Tech skills: Python, PyTorch, Tensorflow
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Applied Scientist designing AI solutions for information retrieval and NLP applications at Thomson Reuters. Innovating and developing state-of-the-art search infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Innovate: Design end-to-end AI solutions using information retrieval techniques and robust training/evaluation methodologies
• Build & Deliver: Develop, test, and deploy live production systems in collaboration with engineering
• Work Autonomously & With a Team: Solve problems in a self-directed manner while contributing effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Make Sound Technical Choices: Determine appropriate data, modeling approaches, and evaluation strategies for NLP and IR problems
• Communicate & Align: Engage stakeholders to understand business problems and domains, shaping objectives and goals
• Operationalize ML: Understand and inform MLOps processes for monitoring, evaluation, and retraining
• Advance the Field: Publish at top venues and contribute to patents

Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, AI, or a related field, or a Master's with equivalent research/industry experience
• 3+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying deep learning models for NLP or IR applications
• Expertise in large language models (LLMs)
• Strong programming skills (e.g., Python) and experience with modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
• Proven ability to translate complex problems into innovative AI applications
• Publications at relevant venues such as ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, or KDD

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit plans including health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible work arrangements including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year
• Two company-wide Mental Health Days off
• Retirement savings plan with company match
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Employee incentive programs
• Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Flexible vacation policies
• Paid holidays including mental health days
• Parental leave and sabbatical leave
• Optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Fitness reimbursement
• Access to Employee Assistance Program
• Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee
• Access to 529 Plan
• Commuter benefits
• Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
• Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan