Applied Scientist
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Zug - Switzerland
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Job Summary
Are you excited about working at the forefront of applied research in an industry setting TR Labs is the AI Research & Development arm of Thomas Reuters. We are seeking scientists with a passion for solving problems using state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and machine learning.
What does Thomson Reuters Labs do We experiment we build we deliver. Our core mission is to innovate industry-leading solutions for Legal Tax & Accounting Risk and News Media professionals. We systematically explore and develop new technologies particularly those in relevant areas of AI/ML with an unwavering focus on customer problems and opportunities.
About the Role
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.
About You
Youre a fit for the role of Applied Scientist if your background includes:
PhD or Masters 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
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Whats in it For You
Hybrid Work Model: Weve 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 tomorrows 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.
DISCLAIMER
The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
About Us
Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal tax accounting compliance government and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data intelligence and solutions needed to make informed decisions and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice truth and transparency. Reuters part of Thomson Reuters is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.
We are powered by the talents of 26000 employees across more than 70 countries where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity accuracy fairness and transparency are under attack we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
As a global business we rely on the unique backgrounds perspectives and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that we seek talented qualified employees in all 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 applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
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