SAS Research and Development in India

SAS R&D India (Pvt.) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of SAS Inc., USA headquartered in Pune, India, has been established as a key Development Center for research and development of products and solutions of SAS. The India office, being the largest R&D office outside the US, has been focused on developing strategic products and solutions of SAS over the last seven years.

SAS has a strong customer base in India with more than 180 installations in the country, that include companies like Novartis, Standard Chartered Bank, GE Capital, Citibank N.A., Hindustan Lever Ltd., Pfizer, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Reserve Bank of India and GlaxoSmithkline to name a few.

An ideal environment for new ideas

Everyone is aware, what a great workplace SAS is. But, the real value we find in the culture isn’t derived from company perks. The SAS environment in India and the SAS culture serves to remove obstacles to creativity and develop innovative products that keep the company on the leading edge. The opportunity to create new solutions to customer problems and the knowledge that we are making a major contribution to the company’s success keeps us totally energized.

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Apart from the investment in generous benefits and amenities for its employees, SAS is recognized in the industry, as the highest investor of its revenues (24%) into research and development - significantly higher than the average investment of large software companies to support new development initiatives.