Generative AI Data Scientist Intern — Hybrid & Training

Sas; Cary (NC); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 68,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Face time with leaders

Hybrid work flexibility (min 3 days in

Free SAS training/certification

Well‑being programs and EAP

Hackathons and social events

Job summary

SAS is offering a summer internship in Cary, NC for an Applied AI Modelling (AAIM) team member. You’ll work on real projects, collaborating with data scientists to build and deploy Generative AI demos. The program focuses on development, culture, and community—with leadership access and hands‑on experience.

The internship runs May 18, 2027 to August 6, 2027 (12 weeks). Expected to be located at SAS HQ in Cary with a hybrid schedule (minimum 3 days in the office).

Qualifications

• Pursuing Master’s or PhD and not graduating before December 2027.
• Currently studying Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or closely related field.
• Experience with Python and Generative AI foundation models.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Leadership abilities and initiative.

Responsibilities

• Build Generative AI models to solve SAS customer challenges using LLMs/VLMs.
• Collaborate with data scientists and assist in prompt engineering and RAG workflows.
• Develop high‑quality demos to illustrate Generative AI applications.
• Optimize deployment pipelines for Generative AI models.
• Work with a team of experts across ML, NLP, and computer vision.

Skills

Python

Generative AI

Communication

Leadership

Education

Master's or PhD candidate in CS/EE

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Docker

Kubernetes

NVIDIA CUDA

Job description

SAS is offering a summer internship in Cary, NC for an Applied AI Modelling (AAIM) team member. You’ll work on real projects, collaborating with data scientists to build and deploy Generative AI demos. The program focuses on development, culture, and community—with leadership access and hands‑on experience.

The internship runs May 18, 2027 to August 6, 2027 (12 weeks). Expected to be located at SAS HQ in Cary with a hybrid schedule (minimum 3 days in the office).