Applied Scientist, Thomson Reuters

$117.7-218.6k

Canada rates: $80,000 CAD - $100,000 CAD. Offers ESPP

AWS

GCP

Python

Azure

PyTorch

Junior level

London

New York

Toronto

2-3 days a week in office

Financial news and financial data provider

Be an early applicant

Financial news and financial data provider

1001+ employees

B2CPublishingAnalyticsFinancial ServicesAdvertisingMedia

Be an early applicant

$117.7-218.6k

Canada rates: $80,000 CAD - $100,000 CAD. Offers ESPP

AWS

GCP

Python

Azure

PyTorch

Junior level

London

New York

Toronto

2-3 days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2CPublishingAnalyticsFinancial ServicesAdvertisingMedia

Company mission

To help professionals advance their businesses and gain competitive advantage with the trusted answers only we can provide.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field
1-2 years of hands-on experience building systems using modern techniques in information retrieval, NLP, machine learning, or generative AI (examples include deep learning, transformer architectures, hybrid search, dense retrieval, vector databases, or agentic systems)
Strong programming skills in Python and familiarity with a modern ML framework (PyTorch, JAX, DeepSpeed, or similar)
Experience working with shared codebases and version control systems
Familiarity with cloud development environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions
Experience implementing and evaluating solutions with large language models and LLM evaluation frameworks (e.g., OpenAI Evals, HELM, LM Harness, or custom tools)
Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), tool-using agents, and agentic frameworks
Publications or preprints in relevant venues (NeurIPS, ACL, EMNLP, ICLR, SIGIR)
Experience with production code and MLOps practices

What the job involves

As an Applied Scientist, you will develop and implement machine learning and AI solutions to address business problems across Thomson Reuters' legal, tax, and regulatory domains. Working with guidance from senior team members, you will design experiments, build models, and translate research into production-ready features
This role involves strong collaboration with product and engineering teams to deliver measurable impact for customers. You will learn from deep domain experts about a variety of complex and interesting real-world problems

Our take

Thomson Reuters is reinventing the way professionals work. The multinational media conglomerate provides answers that help professionals make better decisions to run smarter businesses. It targets those in complicated sectors that move society forward; tax, law, compliance, government, and media.

Founded over 165 years ago, the company is now powered by thousands of international journalists. This bandwidth guarantees speed, impartiality, and insight that have helped Thomson Reuters retain its position a market leader. To stay competitive with companies founded in the digital era, Thomson Reuters places emphasis on helping clients reinvent themselves for the newly disruptive digital age.

As well as investing in the coverage of growth markets India and China, and embarking on a number of fintech acquisitions, Thomson Reuters announced an expansion of its long-term partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group in 2023. Together, they plan to enhance the value of financial and market news services to LSEG customers, whilst delivering a superior experience to professionals around the world.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

4% employee growth in 12 months

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Company

Company HQ

Wellington Place, Toronto, ON

Leadership

Steve Hasker

(CEO & President)

Previously served as Senior Advisor for TPG, CEO for Creative Artists Agency, Global President & Chief Operating Office for Nielsen, and as a Partner for McKinsey & Company.

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