Job Description Thomson Reuters is seeking a Lead Applied Scientist. This is whereemergent intelligence meets real-world impact. You'll work at the cutting edge of GenAI and machine learning agents, building systems that combine neural and symbolic reasoning, understand multiple modalities, and personalize themselves to individual users and evolving @contexts. Your work will transform how millions of legal, tax, and compliance professionals interact with information-not through static tools, but throughintelligent agents that understand their domain, anticipate their needs, and evolve with their workflows. About the Role As a Lead Applied Scientist, you will: Design and deployneuro-symbolic AI systemsthat seamlessly integrate neural learning with structured knowledge representation and ontologies Buildmulti-modal modelsthat synthesize insights across text, documents, structured data, and domain-specific artifacts Explore theemergent intelligence at the intersection of GenAI and machine learning agents, creating autonomous systems that reason and act Developadaptive domain-specific reasoningcapabilities that understand the nuances of legal, regulatory, and financial @contexts Own and lead end-to-end research deliverables-from ideation and experimentation to production deployment Establish comprehensiveAI evaluation frameworks, quality assessment methodologies, and observability systemsthat ensure reliability, fairness, and transparency Leverage advanced information retrieval techniques, prompting workflows, and model training strategies to optimize solutions Shape long-term AI strategy by providing strategic input to business and Labs leadership ChampionAI personalization and continual learningapproaches that make products smarter with every interaction Lead stakeholder engagement across UX, Product, and Engineering teams to align AI capabilities with user needs Develop in-depth knowledge of customer problems and data Mentor scientists and engineers on best practices in applied AI research and production ML systems Build expertise in knowledge representation, domain reasoning, and agentic AI architectures Foster a culture that balances scientific rigor with pragmatic delivery and customer value About You You're a fit for the role Lead Applied Scientist if your background includes: PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or related field (or Master's with equivalent depth of experience) 7+ years building production IR/NLP systems for commercial applications with demonstrated business impact Strong software engineering capabilities with experience in production code, MLOps, and managed delivery pipelines Proven track record translating complex, ambiguous problems into successful AI applications Proficiency inAI evaluation, quality assessment, and observabilityfor production systems Neuro-symbolic AIarchitectures that combine learning and reasoning Expertise inmulti-modal modelingacross diverse data @types and representation formats Hands-on experience withknowledge representation, ontologies, and semantic reasoning systems Track record implementingAI personalization and continual learningthat adapts to user behavior and feedback Experience withadaptive domain-specific reasoningin specialized professional @contexts Familiarity withemergent intelligence at the intersection of GenAI and machine learning agents-including agentic frameworks, tool use, and autonomous decision-making Demonstrated ability to scale impact through others in applied research or advanced development settings Outstanding communication skills-you translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences Proven success collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders in agile environments Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking with a bias toward action and iteration #LI-MW1 What's in it For You? 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. Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together. Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives. Making a Real-World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world. In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; 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; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations. For any eligible US locations, unless otherwise noted, the base compensation range for this role is $147,600 USD... For full info follow application link. 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.
