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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Tech Lead & Staff Scientist for Multimodal Foundation Models: Semi-structured Data - **Company:** SAP AG - **Location:** Garching bei München, Germany - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Graph Database, High-Level Architecture, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Tensorflow, SAP (Applications), Structured Text, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Software Applications, Pytorch, Large Language Models, Semi-structured Data, Information Technology - **Published:** September 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.sap.com/talentcommunity/apply/1373104933/?locale=en_US ## About the Role * PhD or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or other relevant disciplines * Strong expertise in LLMs, foundation models and/or world models, with a substantial publication record, including recent top-tier conferences or equivalent applied research experience. * Demonstrated hands-on experience in researching, prototyping, and advancing machine learning models * Proficiency in Python, and experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar. * Proven history of exemplary leadership and strategic mindset, complemented by superior organizational abilities * Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain model architectures and their value to technical and business audiences. * Optional: Experience with multimodal or structured-data foundation models, Graph ML, knowledge graphs, world models, distributed or federated learning, and enterprise data such as ERP or CRM. ## Description As Tech Lead & Staff Scientist (f/m/d), you will play a leading role in defining, prototyping and iterating a composable, multi-modal architecture for foundation models, focusing on semi-structured data such as highly structured text or code and closely collaborating with a Tech Lead for structured business data. You will translate advances in LLMs, multimodal learning, and structured-data modeling into new research directions, model architectures, and evaluation approaches. Working across multiple R&D teams, you will define the technical direction and guide its execution while making targeted hands-on contributions to critical prototypes and experiments. This is the ideal role for a highly focused, ambitious individual with both, strong scientific and coordinating capabilities to grow in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and your chance to become a key contributor to one of the very few leading foundation models of European origin. The Role: * Take a leading role in establishing a new multimodal foundation model initiative, shaping its research agenda, technical direction and architecture with particular focus on semi-structured data modalities multiple modalities of business data, such as highly structured text, code and others. * Identify high-potential research opportunities where SAP can deliver differentiated business value and translate them into a focused, evolving research and technical roadmap. * Aligning the work of AI scientists and engineers across research hypotheses, experiments, and architecture decisions. * Establish a high technical bar through architecture reviews, evaluation standards, and rigorous experimentation. * Make targeted hands-on contributions to validate key concepts, advance prototyping, and accelerate development., SAP's AI organization is dedicated to seamlessly infusing AI into all enterprise applications, enabling customers, partners, and developers to enhance business processes and generate remarkable business value. 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