Data Science & AI Solutions Consultant at Caterpillar, Inc.
Nashville, TN
$97,728–$151,572from the description
Jul 23, 2026
Nashville, TN
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data science role within Caterpillar's financial services subsidiary, focused on building and deploying machine learning models, applying NLP and generative AI techniques, and developing analytical solutions against large datasets. The work spans the full pipeline — from data gathering and modeling through to production deployment and business reporting. Best suited to candidates with strong Python, SQL, and MLOps experience in a cloud environment.
Mid level · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 6 people in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 4–10
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $105,285 (middle half $82,853–$136,548). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role sits at the intersection of data science and software engineering — it emphasizes production ML, MLOps, Python development, and CI/CD alongside statistical modeling and NLP, making 15-1252 Software Developers a credible runner-up.
No explicit minimum years of experience or degree requirement is stated anywhere in the posting.
The 'Top Candidate Will Bring' section functions as the primary requirements block; skills listed there are treated as hard gates. The final bullet ('Familiarity with Dataiku, Streamlit, Azure DevOps, Agile delivery methodologies, and cloud-based analytics platforms is a plus') is explicitly flagged as optional.
AWS SageMaker and Snowflake ML are presented as interchangeable platform examples within the same MLOps requirement; one skill is emitted with the other as an alternative.
Snowflake Cortex and Copilot Studio are listed as examples under the Generative AI awareness bullet, which itself sits in the 'Top Candidate Will Bring' section but describes 'working knowledge' rather than a hard gate — treated as preferred.
The role is explicitly on-site five days per week in Nashville; remote=false.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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