Forward Deployed Senior Data Scientist

At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. In this role, you will design, develop, and apply advanced data science, statistical, and machine learning methods to solve complex business problems. Embedded within customer engagements and fast-paced delivery teams, you will translate business challenges into scalable analytical and AI solutions that deliver measurable outcomes. Working closely with customers, engineers, and product teams, you will build production-ready machine learning and Generative AI solutions while continuously improving model quality, performance, and business impact. In This Role, You Will: - Transform business challenges into data-driven solutions by identifying analytical opportunities, exploring data, engineering features, and developing predictive models. - Design, develop, train, evaluate, and optimize machine learning models and statistical solutions for enterprise business scenarios. - Develop Generative AI applications using Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), embeddings, vector databases, and Agentic AI frameworks. - Integrate analytical and AI solutions into enterprise applications and business processes, ensuring scalability, robustness, and production readiness. - Work closely with customer teams to understand business processes, data landscapes, and operational challenges to co-create impactful AI solutions. What You Bring: - Strong hands-on expertise in Data Science, Machine Learning, and Applied AI with excellent proficiency in Python and SQL. - Experience with machine learning frameworks such as Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, XGBoost, or similar technologies. - Hands-on experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), embeddings, vector databases, and AI orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain, CrewAI, or AutoGen. - Familiarity with SAP data landscapes including SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA Cloud, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), AI Core, AI Launchpad, and SAP AI services is an advantage.