Forward Deployed Senior Data Scientist

About the role

As a Forward Deployed Senior Data Scientist at SAP, you will design, develop, and apply advanced data science, statistical, and machine learning methods to solve complex business problems for customers across multiple industries. You will work closely with customers, engineers, and product teams to translate business challenges into scalable AI solutions that deliver measurable outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, train, evaluate, and optimize machine learning and generative AI models for enterprise scenarios, including forecasting, classification, recommendation, and anomaly detection.
• Integrate analytical and AI solutions into SAP applications and business processes, ensuring production‑ready scalability and robustness.
• Collaborate with AI Engineers, Data Engineers, Product Managers, and UX teams to deliver end‑to‑end AI products.
• Define evaluation metrics, monitor deployed models, and continuously improve solution accuracy and reliability.

Required profile

• Strong hands‑on expertise in data science, machine learning, and applied AI with a proven ability to translate ambiguous business requirements into practical analytical solutions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for customer‑facing environments.
• Experience deploying ML/AI solutions on cloud‑native platforms using modern MLOps practices.

Required skills

• Python
• SQL
• Scikit‑learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, XGBoost
• Large Language Models (LLMs), Prompt Engineering, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Embeddings, vector databases, LangGraph, LangChain, CrewAI, AutoGen
• Cloud‑native platforms and MLOps
• Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA Cloud, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), AI Core, AI Launchpad, SAP AI services