Caterpillar Inc.

Lead Data Scientist

Caterpillar Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: ChicagoColoradoIllinoisUnited States

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Salary

💰 $128,470 - $208,770 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Define and implement a long-term technical vision for the search platform to ensure scalability and adaptability to growing data volumes and query complexity.
  • Mentor and guide a team of search engineers through technical reviews, best practices, and collaborative problem-solving.
  • Introduce advanced capabilities such as NLP, vector search, and personalization to enhance relevance and accuracy.
  • Build search capabilities with measurable KPIs (e.g., CTR, Query Distribution, Zero Search) and leverage analytics to continuously improve search performance.
  • Partner with product managers, data scientists, and engineering teams to align search initiatives with business objectives
  • Profile and tune deep learning algorithms for maximum search efficiency for keyword matching, user data and behavior, preferences, popularity, and more.
  • Profile the end-users’ behaviors and signals and fine-tune models to reflect to rearrange the search facet values
  • Leverage AI/MI/LLM models to Discern User Intent and capture in relevant search categories
  • Build fitment recommendations with engineering information
  • Enhance the search with segmentation, ML based recommendation models, PFM – SSL models and Implicit Personalization models.

Requirements

  • Typically, a Bachelors, Masters, or PhD degree in Applied Statistics, Data Science, Business Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Business Intelligence & Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering (Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, Industrial, Agricultural, etc.), or equivalent technical degree
  • Extensive experience applying Python (NumPy, SciPy, pandas, etc.) programming to solve business challenges.
  • Extensive experience with advanced data analysis, machine learning such as clustering, Log regressions, neural nets and statistical methods such as statistical process control, etc. (typically 5+ years)
  • Experience in practical applications of onboard architecture / software (e.g. mini projects using Raspberry Pi or any other architecture is a bonus)
  • Working experience with heavy equipment engineering or data analysis.
  • Familiarity with A/B testing frameworks for evaluating and improving model-driven features - nice to have
  • Working knowledge with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.)
  • Advanced experience with version control / repositories such as GitHub
  • Experience operating in an Agile environment
  • Must demonstrate strong initiative, interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate effectively.
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonNumPySciPypandasmachine learningclusteringlogistic regressionneural networksstatistical process controldeep learning algorithms
Soft Skills
mentoringcollaborative problem-solvinginitiativeinterpersonal skillseffective communication