Customer Advisory AI/Data Intern-CareerStart@SAS 2025

Customer Advisory AI/Data Intern - Hybrid 

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Nice to meet you!   

We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence – and questions into answers.    

We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness.  If you’re looking for a dynamic, fulfilling internship coupled with flexibility and a world-class employee experience, you’ll find it here.   

What you’ll do  

Looking for *that* internship? The game-changing one that’ll help you learn, grow, and chart your path forward? You’ll find it at SAS. Our interns aren’t coffee runners – they do real, meaningful work. Our AP EMEA CareerStart@SAS program is focused on development, culture, and community. We’ll help you grow professionally, find (or further) your passion, and make memorable connections that last beyond the program!   

The Customer Advisory team is responsible for identifying business challenges and requirements of the customer, where advanced data analytics and various SAS software solutions can be applied. We work closely with the sales teams to help them qualify the customer need, present and demonstrate SAS advanced analytical software in the best possible way. We strive to become the trusted advisors in data and AI for the most prominent companies in the region (German speaking countries).

As an intern, you might: 

• Review together with the team requirements and tasks to be addressed, understanding details and implications for the customer’s business
• Assess and validate structured and unstructured data and make some preliminary assumptions about the use case viability and data quality, build data pipelines from source data
• Execute preliminary data analysis and build reports and visualizations to describe the data
• Create various types of analytical models
• Build pipelines for models training, deployment and inference
• Evaluate quality of models using various methods
• Create applications which help business users to consume results of data analysis and make various decisions
• Prove the use case technical and financial viability
• Create technical descriptions and customer-facing slides

Required Qualifications 

• Degree Type: Associates, Bachelor’s, Master’s
• Targeted majors: STEM, Computer Science, Financials and Informatics
• You’re a college student enrolled in an accredited program.
• Additional required skills/qualifications
• You've got some programing experience in one or more of the following languages: 
  • Python or R
  • SQL

• You’re curious, passionate, authentic, and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.
  
• Strong communication skills – both written and verbal.
• You’re interested in the future of Analytics and embrace technology.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Preferred skills:
  • Knowledge of javascript
  • Basic understanding of UI and UX design
  • Good active listening skills
  • Attention to details in programming/development

Location: The Team is hybrid, however it is advised that the student will be in the office in Heidelberg  2-3 days a week to be able to collaborate with mentor and teams in person.

CareerStart Program dates: Tentatively April 1 – September 30

Perks of the job  

• Work with (and learn from) the best. As a SAS intern, you’ll get face time with our top executives! 
• Free SAS programming training and certification.   
• Your well-being matters, and that’s why we support all dimensions of your well-being by offering programs that reduce stress and distractions to help you stay healthy and productive.  This includes an on-site and remote Work/Life Center staffed by master’s level Social Workers and an Employee Assistance Program.
• We work hard, but we like to play hard, too. Enjoy hackathons, social events and other opportunities to connect + engage.  

Diverse and inclusive     

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.     

Additional Information  

All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. Also view the Pay Transparency notice. 

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Job Summary

• Requisition ID: 20063234
• Job Category: Intern
• Travel Requirements: None