SAP Senior/Expert Applied Research Scientist f/m/d 

Germany, Baden-Württemberg 

933034121

· Establish and manage research collaborations with academic and commercial partners.

· Contribute pioneering technical advances to the development of our Foundation Models, including hands-on contributions to model code

· Enable academic research by providing Business AI relevant problem statements, frameworks and data sets

· Keep the pulse with the research, providing insights into the latest research findings and making them comparable with internal work

· Translate project innovations into research publications and contribute to thought leadership in Foundation Models and Generative AI.

What you bring

· PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or other relevant disciplines

· Extensive experience with Foundation Models as well as Machine Learning with Graphs (e.g., GNNs)

· Proven experience and deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges associated with collaboration between industrial and academic research.
· Candidates must have an academic background in one of the following fields: LLMs, Foundation Models, or Knowledge Graphs. This should be supported by a substantial record of related publications, including recent works, and a well-established network in these fields.

· Proficiency in Python, and experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar. Optionally, hands-on experience with Neo4j, TypeDB, PyG or similar.

· Ideally, professional experience with Machine Learning on structured data such as in the ERP or CRM domain

· Proven history of exemplary leadership and strategic mindset, complemented by superior organizational abilities.