(Canada) Senior Applied Scientist

at  Thomson Reuters

Project Description:
The main goal is to find candidates who have previous experience working on cross functional teams to identify the right problems to solve, prioritize those problems, identify success metrics (definition of success for the solution), identify a research plan to investigate a feasible solution that can achieve these success metrics, identify or create the data required to run the experiment, set up and run the experiments required to prove out the idea, communicate those results with the cross functional team and leadership, and iteratively adjust approach until we achieve a viable solution; then they should be able to deliver this solution in partnership with the engineers on our teams. They should also have experience introducing product analytics and working with UXR teams to investigate the effectiveness of their solutions post release to production so that they can identify how successful their solution is and then iterate on it.
This could involve developing novel approaches or improving on existing approaches. Experience with python is required. Experience working on production level systems alongside of product teams should be a requirement. (I am not keen on hiring scientists that only have experience with pure research - they should have some experience delivering these solutions. They don’t need to be the ones doing the engineering work to deliver the solutions but they need to have had experience working alongside of these engineers to deliver their solutions.) Experience working with some cloud compute provider (AWS, GCP, Azure) should be a requirement with a preference for those candidates that have experience on AWS.
Senior Applied Scientist
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 Machine Learning.
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 search technology for Legal and Tax Professionals in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. We own AI innovation for Thomson Reuters Research Products: Westlaw, Practical Law, and Checkpoint.
As an Applied Scientist in Labs, you will be part of a global interdisciplinary team of experts. We hire specialists across a variety of AI research areas, as well as engineers, to drive the company’s digital transformation. TR Labs is known for delivering innovative AI products that serve Thomson Reuters customers in new and exciting ways.
About the role:

In this opportunity as a Senior Applied Scientist you will:

• Experiment and Develop: You will drive the end-to-end model development lifecycle, championing best practices to ensure reproducible research and well-managed software delivery
• Collaborate: Working on a collaborative cross-functional team, you will share information, value diverse ideas, and partner effectively with colleagues across the globe. You will elevate and mentor teammates
• Deliver: With a sense of urgency and the desire to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, you will translate complex business problems into projects with clearly defined scope. Our problems are complex; our solutions are right-sized. You will be accountable for timely, well-managed deliverables
• Innovate: You will be empowered to try new approaches and learn new technologies. You will foster innovative ideas to solve real-world challenges
• Inspire: You will be a proactive communicator who is excited to share your work. You will be articulate and compelling in describing ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences. You will help lead the way in the adoption of AI across the enterprise.

Basic qualifications:

• PhD in a relevant discipline or Master with a comparable level of experience
• At least 5 years practical, relevant experience building NLP/IR/ML systems, from ideation to production
• Solid software engineering skills for prototyping
• Professional experience as a technical leader, translating complex business problems into projects with clearly defined scope, coordinating and guiding the work of others

Preferred qualifications:

• 8 years practical experience building IR, ML or NLP systems in academia or industry
• Demonstrated ability to translate cutting edge research into working prototypes and experience experimenting with novel IR or NLP models to solve real-world problems
• Experience in fast-paced, agile environments managing uncertainty and ambiguity
• Outstanding communication and data-driven decision-making collaboration with Product and Business Stakeholders
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or Scala and experience delivering minimum viable products in large enterprise environments
• Publications at relevant venues such as ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, KDD or similar

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is 73/hr to 84/hr CAD
Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
Tundra Technical Solutions (the operator of this Talent Community) is a global leader of contingent talent services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations

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