Gen AI Delivery Lead - Senior Data Scientist

Caterpillar Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Chicago, IL is seeking a GenAI Delivery data scientist to bring world-class GenAI capabilities to Cat Digital products and services.

You will collaborate with global teams, mentor junior data scientists, and help design agentic AI solutions with HITL reviews and safety guardrails. This role emphasizes experimentation, continuous learning, and applying AI observability tools to production systems.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in a quantitative field.
• At least 3 years in Data Science and ML.
• At least 1 year in Generative AI with LLMs.

Responsibilities

• Fine-tune, implement, develop, and optimize models for generative AI solutions.
• Research and integrate new AI/ML algorithms into projects.
• Experimentation to test model performance and iterate results.
• Research and implement agentic GenAI solutions.
• Mentor junior data scientists and team members.

Skills

Python

Generative AI

LLMs

LangSmith/Langfuse

Agentic AI

Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Mathematics/Statistics/CS/Engineering

Tools

Python DL frameworks

Experimentation tooling

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Chicago, IL is seeking a GenAI Delivery data scientist to bring world-class GenAI capabilities to Cat Digital products and services.

You will collaborate with global teams, mentor junior data scientists, and help design agentic AI solutions with HITL reviews and safety guardrails. This role emphasizes experimentation, continuous learning, and applying AI observability tools to production systems.