Sr Associate Data Scientist

Sr Associate Data Scientist – Hybrid, Cary, North Carolina

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About the job  

Our team, Applied AI and Modelling Team (AAIM), nestled within SAS R&D, leads the design, development, and implementation of AI Models for SAS customers across many industries such as manufacturing, CPG, retail, and life science among others.

In this role, you’ll turn cutting-edge AI, computer vision, and machine learning into AI Models that address real customer challenges and deliver measurable impact. You’ll grow by collaborating with a diverse team of SAS experts, engaging directly with business and executive leaders, and building innovative products and demonstrations that help customers see and realize, what’s possible.

As a Data Scientist, you will: 

• Builds high-end analytic models, utilizing supervised and unsupervised learning models, to support decision makers with data driven insights that address immediate business problems and objectives.
• Drive the development, testing, and implementation of AI models to solve specific customer uses.
• Creates intuitive visualizations that clearly communicate large datasets and complex relationships and translates analytical insights into compelling reports and presentations for internal and external customers.
• Be encouraged to participate in open-source projects on behalf of SAS.
• Ensure all applicable security policies and processes are followed to support the organization’s secure software development goals.
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Required qualifications

• Master’s in computer science, Engineering, Data Science or related quantitative field
• Strong research background in computer vision model development
• Experience in using open-source solutions to solve computer vision and machine learning problems.
• Strong coding skills, preferably in Python or SAS
• Experience in PyTorch or TensorFlow
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to perform in both team and individual environments
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

Additional competencies, knowledge and skills  

• Experience with containers and Kubernetes
• Experience in deployment using Nvidia CUDA Toolkit
• Experience in practical implementations of computer vision projects in industry and communicating directly with customers at different levels

World-class benefits

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include:
  • PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
  • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

You are welcome here.

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our inclusive workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers.

Additional Information:

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