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

Germany, Berlin 

319581512

What you`ll do

· Establish, scope and guide SAP-funded research projects at renowned international universities as well as commercial partners.

· Contribute pioneering technical advances to the development of our Foundation Models, with a strong emphasis on hands-on coding, experimentation, and model improvement.

· Stimulate academic research by publishing Business AI–relevant problem statements, frameworks, and data sets, and by translating project innovations into impactful research publications and thought leadership in Foundation Models and Generative AI.

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

What you bring

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

· Extensive experience and academic background in Foundation Models and/or Machine Learning with Graphs (e.g., GNNs), demonstrated by a substantial record of related publications (including recent works) and a well-established professional network in these fields.

· Proven experience and deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges associated with collaboration between industrial and academic research.

· Demonstrated hands-on experience in researching, prototyping, and advancing machine learning models.

· 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, 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.

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