Data Scientist I, Lens: Customer Analytics & AI

Caterpillar; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 89,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Development

Job summary

Caterpillar Cat Digital seeks a Customer Analytics and Applied AI specialist to analyze massive datasets, derive actionable insights, and support data-driven decisions. You will identify unmet customer needs from historical data and help proactively assist customers to complete complex jobs.

Role emphasizes Python, ML, NLP, data modeling, cloud tech, and version control in an Agile environment. Peoria, IL-based with strong collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Typically, Masters, or PhD degree in Applied Statistics, Data Science, BI & Analytics or related field with 2+ years’ experience.
• Extensive experience applying Python (NumPy, SciPy, pandas) to solve business challenges.
• Experience with advanced data analysis and statistical methods (regression, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, SPC).
• Experience applying ML techniques (clustering, logistic regression, RF, SVM, NN).
• Experience with AI tools and Agentic Development (Langchain, Copilot, etc.).
• Experience working with Customer Analytics in analytics for heavy equipment domains.

Responsibilities

• Perform data gathering, mining, and processing on large data volumes and build data models.
• Explore and implement semantic data capabilities via NLP, text analysis, and machine learning.
• Define requirements and present insights to management using data visualization tools.
• Research data model optimization and algorithms to improve accuracy of analyses.

Skills

Python

Statistical analysis

Machine learning

Data visualization

NLP

GitHub Copilot

SQL

Data modeling

Cloud concepts

Education

Master's or PhD in Data Science

Tools

Langchain

Bedrock

GitHub

AWS/Azure/Google Cloud

Job description

Caterpillar Cat Digital seeks a Customer Analytics and Applied AI specialist to analyze massive datasets, derive actionable insights, and support data-driven decisions. You will identify unmet customer needs from historical data and help proactively assist customers to complete complex jobs.

Role emphasizes Python, ML, NLP, data modeling, cloud tech, and version control in an Agile environment. Peoria, IL-based with strong collaboration across teams.