Senior Applied Scientist

About the role

We are seeking scientists with a passion for solving problems using state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and machine learning. As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will lead end-to-end applied research projects that drive product innovation in legal intelligence, tax automation, or regulatory compliance. You will translate business challenges into technical solutions, determine feasibility, and deliver scalable AI capabilities. This role includes mentoring scientists and influencing technical direction within your team, while starting to grow and scale your impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end applied research projects that drive product innovation in legal intelligence, tax automation, or regulatory compliance.
• Translate business challenges into technical solutions, determine feasibility, and deliver scalable AI capabilities.
• Mentor scientists and influence technical direction within your team.
• Start to grow and scale your impact.

Requirements

• PhD or Master's degree with equivalent industry experience in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying production IR, NLP, ML, or GenAI systems using modern techniques.
• Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end AI project delivery in collaborative, cross-functional environments.
• Outstanding technical judgment and evaluation expertise.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence technical direction.
• Experience developing novel methods for complex professional domains such as medical, tax, or law.
• Expertise in RAG architectures, agentic frameworks, tool-using systems, or orchestration patterns.
• Publications at relevant venues such as ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, or KDD.

Qualifications

• Passion for solving problems using state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and machine learning.
• Experience leading end-to-end AI project delivery in collaborative, cross-functional environments.
• Outstanding technical judgment and evaluation expertise.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence technical direction.
• Experience developing novel methods for complex professional domains such as medical, tax, or law.
• Expertise in RAG architectures, agentic frameworks, tool-using systems, or orchestration patterns.
• Publications at relevant venues such as ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, or KDD.

Skills

• Strong background in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field.
• Hands-on experience building and deploying production IR, NLP, ML, or GenAI systems using modern techniques.
• Experience leading end-to-end AI project delivery in collaborative, cross-functional environments.
• Outstanding technical judgment and evaluation expertise.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence technical direction.
• Experience developing novel methods for complex professional domains such as medical, tax, or law.
• Expertise in RAG architectures, agentic frameworks, tool-using systems, or orchestration patterns.
• Publications at relevant venues such as ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGIR, or KDD.

Benefits

• Hybrid Work Model: 2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way policies, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year.
• Career Development and Growth: Continuous learning and skill development through Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: Comprehensive benefit plans including 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: Award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
• Social Impact: Opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
• Making a Real-World Impact: Helping customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency.

Pay

$127,400 USD - $236,600 USD

Schedule

Hybrid Work Model: 2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role.