Data Scientist, eCommerce Analytics

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Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., leveraging the latest technologies to build industry leading digital solutions for our customers and dealers. With over 1.5 million connected assets worldwide, our teams use data, technology, advanced analytics, telematics, and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better, more sustainable world

As a Data Scientist in the aftermarket analytics team, you will drive parts and services growth by building data-driven solutions that enhance digital products and customer experiences. You will apply analytics and machine learning to solve complex problems, with a focus on personalization and recommendations. You will partner with cross-functional teams, owning components of projects end-to-end while contributing to high-impact solutions that deliver measurable business value.

What You Will Do:

• Apply machine learning, statistical modeling, causal inference, and emerging GenAI techniques to understand customer behavior and deliver recommendation and personalization solutions that drive measurable business value
• Develop and deploy data-driven solutions that optimize digital experiences, including recommendation systems and AI-powered assistants (e.g., conversational insights, targeting, and sales enablement use cases)
• Partner with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to translate business problems into scalable analytical and AI-driven solutions
• Own components of analytics and data science projects end-to-end, from exploration and modeling to delivering production-ready insights or features
• Demonstrate strong initiative to research and apply new techniques, including GenAI approaches, to improve customer impact
• Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, influencing decisions through data-driven storytelling

What you will have:

• Analytical Thinking: Extensive ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems; Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis.
• Data Cleaning, Analysis, and Preparation: Working knowledge in conducting exploratory data analysis to extract meaningful patterns, trends, and insights from complex datasets, including data mining and cleaning initiatives and writing, debugging and implementing queries involving multiple tables or databases.
• Machine Learning: Knowledge of principles, technologies and algorithms of machine learning; ability to develop, implement and deliver related systems, products and services. Experience completing specific tasks and initiatives utilizing machine learning technologies, such as classification, regression, or optimization and specific tools and techniques to process descriptive and inferential statistics.
• Programming Languages: Experience and fluency with data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python), and/or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R)
• Collaboration & Effective Communication: Experience working closely with cross-functional teams, providing data-driven insights and collaborating on projects to solve business challenges.

Consideration for top candidates:

• Bachelors, Masters, or PhD degree in statistics, economics, mathematics, data science or similar degree
• Experience utilizing quantitative analysis, or a Master’s degree or PhD in related field
• Experience in eCommerce and/or digital products domains
• Experience with advanced data analysis and statistical methods including regression and hypothesis testing
• Practical applications of machine learning techniques, including Collaborative Filtering, Clustering, and emerging GenAI techniques
• Strong technical and problem-solving skills and evidence of continuous learning in the analytics field
• Experience leading analytics projects connecting data from various business domains and providing forecasts and insights to run the business profitably
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Google Cloud, etc.)

Additional Details:

• This position requires the candidate to be in Chicago, IL
• Relocation assistance is NOT available for this position
• Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.

Summary Pay Range:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. 

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Posting Dates:

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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