Phd Data Scientist - F - M H/F SAP France

AI and Data Scientist in Embedded Research with Industry AI and SAP E-Mobility (f/m/)

ABOUT THE TEAM

TheAcademic Partnershiporganizationat SAPis regarded being the bridge connecting SAP and academia.Webuild collaborative, structured partnerships with academic institutions and encompassawide range of activities and programs in regards of academic teaching, academic community management, and PhD talent management.

The PhD Graduate Team stands for embeddingcutting-edgeresearch into functional teams across SAP, bringing together interdisciplinary PhD talent in a research-like environment.

What you`ll do:

The Academic Partnershipsorganization at SAPpartnerswith other SAP teamsto provide the best services to foster strategic research collaborations between SAP and academia.The PhD Graduate Teamis responsible forbuilding the bridge betweencutting-edgeresearch and SAP functional teams. Our mission is tofacilitatethe application of research across SAP and contribute to SAP research strategy with interdisciplinary research activities.

Working together with theIndustry AI E-Mobility team, focusing on trustworthy, data-driven energy forecasting,you will bring the research perspectives and insights from theengineering, mobility,anddata science areastooursustainability andinnovation strategy, validating the possible innovation topicsand their commercialization potential, and bridging the gap between industry and academia.

The Role:
In your daily work you will beevaluating, benchmarking, developing, and improvingAI modelsfrom research findings toproject and productcomponents, collaborating withdata and AI scientists, AI engineers, industry experts, researchers, and business stakeholders. You will deliver innovative AI solutions for theE-Mobilityfield,leveragingadvances from AI research, bringing them to theintersection of highly technical solutions andenterprisebusiness context:

• Research andidentifylatestAI and technologyinnovationsinthe E-Mobility,RenewableEnergy, Sustainabilityfield

• Drive business development activities byidentifyinggrowth opportunitiesand high-potential research topics

• Contributeto data science and AI development ine-mobilitysolutions, incl. agenticdevelopmentandinsights

• Explore and apply AI technologies withine-mobilityto enhance automation and improve decision-making, as wellas investigate the integration potential into SAP systems

• Bridge the gap between academic findings and industry:validatethe applicability and testcutting-edgeresearch methodsin thefield for our products.

• Participate in interdisciplinary research activities withthe PhD graduate team, supporting SAP's research strategy

• Be an active part of researchmentoring programsand the research community at SAP

• Collaborate with various internal and external stakeholders

What you bring:

• Advanced university degree(PhD preferred,industrial PhD in the energy and mobilityfield preferred)inmathematics,computer science,informationtechnologyor a similar field

• At least3yearsof workexperience at the intersection between industry and academic research,including analytics,research, and data science roles

• Academictrack record(publications preferred) in the field ofappliedML/AI, preferably related to uncertainty quantification in complex e-mobility systems

• Experience developing AI models, includingpredictive modeling,machine learning and statistical modelingin the e-mobility field, experience addressingreal-worldproblems like missing dataimputationis a plus

• Data science stack:Python(pandas, scikit-learn,pytorch,tensorflow,langgraph,langchain,pytorchlightning, seaborn,networkx,pyspark,statsmodels),Databricks(or similar),Hyperscalers(Azure, Google Cloud Platform, AWS), data lakes(Azure Data Lake, Hana Data Lake), Docker,Github,AIcodingtools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, cline)

• Hands-on mindset and outstanding communication skills, especially in international teams

• Fluency in English and French

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 world.

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Requisition ID: 457716 Work Area: Software-Design and Development Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid