Customer Advisory AI/Data Intern-CareerStart@SAS 2025

SAS Institute • Heidelberg, DE

342d • Hybrid

About The Position

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. 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).

Requirements

• 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.
• You've got some programming experience in one or more of the following languages: Python or R, SQL
• You're curious, passionate, authentic, and accountable.
• Strong communication skills - both written and verbal.
• You're interested in the future of Analytics and embrace technology.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• 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.
• Support for all dimensions of your well-being by offering programs that reduce stress and distractions.
• On-site and remote Work/Life Center staffed by master's level Social Workers and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Enjoy hackathons, social events and other opportunities to connect + engage.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees