Data Scientist

We help the world run better

Our company culture is focused on helping our employees enable innovation by building breakthroughs together. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from. Apply now!

Company Description:

SAP Ariba is the leading provider of collaborative business commerce solutions. SAP Ariba combines industry-leading technology with the world's largest web-based trading community to help companies discover, connect, and collaborate with a global network of partners - all in a cloud-based environment. Using the Ariba Commerce Cloud, businesses of all sizes can buy, manage cash, and sell more efficiently and effectively. More than 500,000 companies around the globe use the Ariba Commerce Cloud to simplify inter-enterprise commerce and enhance results.

Job Description Overview

The position reports to the Ariba Analytics Development Manager and the ideal candidate is one who is passionate about data and enjoys working in a team setting. The team is globally located in Pittsburgh, PA and Bangalore, India. Each member of the team comes from unique academic and industrial backgrounds spanning 8 countries. The Ariba Analytics Team focus is on Impact, Development, and Customer Experience around data and insights that affect the Ariba business. Our team mission is to take data driven insights to the next level and positively impact Ariba’s customer adoption with valuable, usable information. We strive to work hard and deliver the best experience possible at Ariba.

Duties and Responsibilities

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  Responsible for driving procurement related data science initiatives
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  Learn how to turn data into meaningful insights and intelligence that drive business success.
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  Assist in creating analytics requirements to make data report-ready for various parts of the SAP Ariba Organization.
  
• Assist in development and delivery of analytics solutions using Ariba Cloud Data (Ariba Network and Cloud Applications).
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  Gain a better understanding of business stakeholders to see how they use data, how data impacts their jobs, and how we contribute to a great customer experience.
  
• Learn how marketing, communications and user support are impactful in the world of Analytics.
  
• Gain a good mix of technical, business, process and analytical capabilities.
  
• Work with team leader to develop business solutions.
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  Provide basic to intermediate technical production/applications support and assistance for customer issues.
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  Works independently to gather information, pose workarounds, carry out necessary research, and provide an in-depth analysis to resolve production/application issues, customer requests and inquiries, escalating to a lead or manager when appropriate.
  
• Provide severity and scope analysis of issues, inquiries and requests; maintaining ownership until resolution.
  
• Works in group or independently on side projects as needed and assigned.
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  Efficiently organizes and addresses multiple production issues and customer requests from several sources, delegating when and if appropriate

Education, Experience & Training required:

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  Master’s in Information Science, Data Science or MBA
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  Strong experience in SQL, Python, or R
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  Experience with predictive analytics
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  Understanding of HANA’s architecture and has experience with building Hana data models.
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  Experience with Business Intelligence solutions
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  Proficiency in Perl/other scripting languages and developing tools using the same
  
• Experience working in a commercial product development environment
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  Experience with ETL tools (such as Data Services) to extract both SAP and non-SAP data.
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  Friendly presence, good interpersonal skills, helpful attitude, always projecting a positive outlook in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful environment.
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  Enjoys a dynamic work environment and taking on new challenges to meet evolving business needs.
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  Strong planner and organizer with demonstrated ability to master new concepts quickly, incorporate the latest technologies and develop business solutions that increase efficiency, productivity and profitability.
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  Superior written / communication skills and focus on detail.

We build breakthroughs together

SAP innovations help more than 400,000 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 200 million users and more than 100,000 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, we build breakthroughs, together.

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 and more equitable world.

SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: [email protected].

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Requisition ID: 344950 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid