Research Expert

Apply Now Research Expert Date: 11/11/2024 Company: SAP We help the world run better At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from. What you`ll do At SAP, we are bringing together state-of-the-art AI technology with our extensive industry-specific data and deep process knowledge to create innovative AI capabilities across SAP products & services. Large Language Models (LLMs) hold immense potential to change the way we work and develop products. They are reshaping the landscape of Machine Learning across various domains. However, their limited ability to leverage structured / tabular data leaves a considerable share of enterprise data untapped. It is SAP's mission to overcome this challenge within the realm of Business AI. Our goal is to adapt Foundation Models with SAP data, enabling our customers to run their business processes more efficiently. Strong research collaborations with academic and commercial partners are instrumental to achieve that goal. The Role: · 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, including hands-on contributions to model code · Stimulate academic research by publishing 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 or 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. Meet your team SAP's AI organization is dedicated to seamlessly infusing AI into all enterprise applications, enabling customers, partners, and developers to enhance business processes and generate remarkable business value. Join our international AI team where innovation thrives, opportunities for personal development abound, and exceptional colleagues collaborate globally. #SAPBusinessAICareers #SAPAICareers Bring out your best SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best. We win with inclusion SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world. SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: apply.job.24857409@hokifyjob.com For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in theSAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training. Requisition ID: 410735  | Work Area: Software-Research  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid Apply Now At SAP, we know success means different things to different people. Because we firmly believe that your success leads to ours, we instill an open and flexible culture, emb your personal passions, talents, and lifestyle while supporting your ambition throughout your career. We want people who think big and dream big. And most of all, we want people who are passionate about helping businesses – and the world – run better and improve people’s lives. Find us on