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Thomson Reuters Holdings Inc Applied Scientist, IR/NLP in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Are you excited about working at the forefront of applied research in an industry setting? Thomson Reuters Labs is seeking scientists with a passion for solving problems using state-of-the-art information retrieval, natural language processing and generative AI.
What does Thomson Reuters Labs 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. Our team is designing the next generation of search technology for Legal and Tax Professionals globally. We drive AI innovation for Thomson Reuters' Core Research Products, including Westlaw, Practical Law, and Checkpoint.
About the Role
Applied Scientists are experts in NLP, who contribute to the research and development of AI solutions that enhance Thomson Reuters' products. Their work ensures AI technologies are aligned with business objectives to drive innovation and deliver customer value.
As an Applied Scientist, you will:
Take ideas through the end-to-end model development lifecycle (task design, data creation, training, evaluation and model governance)
Think creatively about new capabilities generative AI can unlock for our customers
Work with stakeholders to define scope, determine feasibility, and translate business/customer objectives into technical requirements
Create functional POCs to test new capabilities and Product concepts
Write clean code, participate in code reviews, and contribute to well-managed software delivery in a production environment
About You
You're a fit for the role of Applied Scientist if your background includes:
Basic qualifications
PhD or Master'sin a relevant discipline
Experience researching, building, and evaluating NLP systems
Solid engineering skills for prototyping; experience contributing to a shared codebase;and familiarity with workflows for remote development (AWS, Azure or similar)
Outstanding communication, problem solving, and analysis skills
Demonstrated ability to communicateAI concepts todiverseaudience
Preferred qualifications
Experience designing and implementing solutions with large language models
Relevant publications at ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, KDD, or similar.
Experience writing production code and ensuring well-managed software delivery
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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:
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
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.
Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters cafe networking.
Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and