Are you excited about working at the forefront of applied research in an industry setting? Thomson Reuters Labs in Toronto is seeking scientists with a passion for solving problems using state-of-the-art information retrieval, natural language processing and generative AI, to lead a team of high performing ML scientists and research engineers.
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 responsible for designing the next generation of tax, accounting and audit compliance software for Tax Professionals and Corporates in the US, and across the global markets. We own AI innovation for Thomson Reuters' core tax products, including UltraTax, Cloud Audit Suit, SurePrep and ONESOURCE. We work with the latest LLM prompting and agentic AI approaches to build cutting edge products.
About the role
In this opportunity as Manager, Applied Research you will:
Manage: Direct the efforts of a team of Applied Scientists and Research Engineers, ensuring a high-performance culture. Nurture your team's career development and manage performance expectations throughservant leadership and active coaching.
Lead and Inspire: Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of applied scientists
Drive Research to Production: Translate state-of-the-art AI research into scalable, production-ready solutions.
Shape Strategy: Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to define and execute the AI-driven product roadmap.
Ensure Operational Excellence: Oversee scaling of experiment and LLMOps platforms, balancing reusability and innovation
Champion Innovation: Explore emerging technologies, foster experimentation, and share impact and ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
About you
You're a fit for the role of Manager, Applied Research if your background includes:
Basic qualifications
PhD in a relevant discipline or Master's plus a comparable level of experience
8+ years hands-on experience building IR / NLP systems for commercial applications
Strong experience in GenAI/Rag/LLM
Prior management experience - coaching & developing high-performing teams
Strong track record ofdelivering AI solutions at scale in enterprise environments.
Ability toinfluence senior stakeholders and align AI initiatives with business goals
Experience delivering minimumviable products in a large enterprise environment
Demonstrable experience translating complex problems into successful AI applications
Experience writing production code and ensuring well-managed software delivery
Expertise in several of the following areas: robust Python development, MLOps, containerization, cloud infrastructure (AWS and Azure), advanced search and recommendation technology, orchestration of ML pipelines for real-time inference, microservices architecture, model monitoring and governance.
Outstanding communication, problem solving, and analysis skills
Preferred qualifications
Experience innovating state-of-the-art research to solve real-world problems.
Experience designing and implementing solutions with large language models
Relevant publications at ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, KDD, or similar.
Advanced proficiency in Python, Java, or Scala
Locations:
Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following: Eagan, MN, Toronto, New York City
Why Join Us?
Impact at Scale: Your work will power mission-critical products used by millions worldwide.
Innovation Culture: Autonomy to experiment with cutting-edge AI technologies.
Career Growth: Opportunities to lead, publish, and shape the future of AI in a global enterprise.
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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.
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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 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 country or local law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
