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Data Scientist

Caterpillar, Inc.

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Location
Geneva 6, IL
Schedule
Full-time / Temporary
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Job overview

Caterpillar’s Cat Digital team is hiring a Data Scientist for a one-year fixed-term position supporting data-driven decisions and digital product development. The role analyzes large datasets related to asset condition monitoring and market and customer behavior, and improves existing data pipelines and algorithms. The scientist will apply AI, data science, and statistical analysis, and explain technical findings to technical and business partners.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Quantitative AnalysisArtificial IntelligenceGenerative AI FrameworksData VisualizationSQLPythonStatistical ModelingMachine Learning OperationalizationCommunicationTeamworkOwnershipProblem SolvingProcess Optimization

Qualifications

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhDStatistics, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Biology, or SimilarSwiss Work Permit or Swiss/EU-25/EFTA Citizenship

Full job description

Geneva 6, Geneva

Full time

R0000402845

Career Area:

Technology, Digital and Data

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.

**Who is CAT Digital? What do we do?  ** ** **

Big machines require big thinking. Are you looking for your next big challenge?

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

Working with a Fortune 100 leader, you can build your career on a global scale and take advantage of development opportunities with emerging technologies. We’ve created an inclusive environment for you to explore your passions, make an impact and do the work that really matters. Join Us.

Job Opportunity: ** **

We are seeking talented individuals to join our team to help us grow our presence, organization, culture, which will drive our digital product development efforts. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with top professionals working on very high impact and visibility products. Don't miss this chance to join a forming presence and support digital innovation for a global leader in heavy machinery!

What will you do? ** **

We are excied to offer one-year fixed-term position at Cat Digital. As Data Scientist , you will work on analytical tasks and projects on huge amounts of data to support data-driven business decisions and development. You will be a part of the team that utilizes AI, data science and statistical analysis to gain insight into asset condition monitoring as well as market and customer behaviors to support aftermarket businesses.

Your responsibility will involve understanding existing data pipelines and algorithms to provide technical and business support, with the goal to enhance and optimize them with new techniques and models. You will as well:

  • Assist the implementation of next-generation techniques (such as weak learning, time series, NLP) supported by AI and agents, including tests, validation and delivery

  • Explore and implement innovative and advanced statistical approaches to improve and transform solutions, including Large Language Model (LLM) concepts and prompt engineering techniques to solve business challenges.

  • Provide support and explainability to technical partners as well as business partners to drive adoption

  • Create documentation, compelling presentations and visualizations to explain complex technical algorithms and impacts into understandable business language

What you have: ** **

  • Bachelor/Master or PhD degree (statistics, mathematics, physics, economics, biology or a similar field)

  • Relevant professional experience utilizing quantitative analysis and AI is an advantage

  • Experience with modern GenAI frameworks including LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, and CrewAI is an advantage

  • Experience in using Data visualization tools to convey and simplify complex concepts into business value and actions

  • Solid background in using SQL and Python, knowledge of advanced statistical models and methods, fluency in AI as well as curiosity to explore and learn more.

  • Knowledge of ML operationalization (Airflow, Great Expectations, etc.) is an advantage

  • Ability to clearly communicate complex technical ideas, regardless of the technical capacity of the audience.

We are looking for someone who can work independently as well as part of a team, who can communicate effectively and efficiently with business partners, and is willing to take ownership of their work. If you have a passion for problem-solving and are constantly looking for ways to optimize processes, we encourage you to apply for this role.

What We Offer: ** **

From day one, you’re set up to thrive at Caterpillar: helpful training, relatable mentors, global experience, competitive salary package, work-life balance, and the growth opportunities you expect with a Fortune 100 company. You power our success, and we are committed to empowering yours. After all, when your work can impact the entire world, it’s important to do work that matters.

**Additional Information: ** ** **

  • The position has fixed-term contract (12 months)

  • A valid Swiss work permit or Swiss or EU-25/EFTA citizenship is required for this position.

  • There is no relocation and no Visa sponsorship

We value authenticity and encourage candidates to submit original, personally crafted responses throughout our hiring process. Use of AI-generated content may disadvantage your application.

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Caterpillar is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation. For more information, visit https://www.caterpillar.com/en/careers/why-caterpillar.html

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This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Posting Dates:

November 6, 2026 - November 19, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .

There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.

Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,850 open Data Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Illinois median$122–189K/yr120 salary ranges
  • US median$66–77/hr122 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 152 open Data Scientist jobs in Illinois and 4,850 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
Data Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (4,169 postings).
Education
2,397 of the 4,850 open Data Scientist jobs (49%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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