Senior Data Scientist
Cat · Peoria, IL
$112,710–$183,140from the description
Jul 26, 2026
Peoria, IL
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A data science role embedded in Caterpillar's Legal, Security and Public Policy team, focused on building and deploying predictive analytics models using machine learning and AI to surface actionable insights and mitigate enterprise risk. The position involves working across large, complex datasets alongside data engineers and business analysts, and includes mentoring teammates and communicating findings to non-technical stakeholders. Onsite five days a week is required.
Senior level · 4+ years · Peoria, IL · Full-time
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The 4+ years of experience requirement is stated under 'What Will Set You Apart' (the preferred/differentiating section), not the core requirements block. However, it is phrased as a concrete threshold ('4+ years of experience applying SQL, Python, etc.'), so it has been used as the overall years minimum. Treat this with some caution — the JD structure makes it ambiguous whether this is a hard gate.
A Master's degree is listed under 'What Will Set You Apart' (preferred), so the degree requirement is set to None.
Snowflake, AWS S3, Lambda, EMR, Glue, and Amazon Bedrock all appear under 'What Will Set You Apart' and are treated as preferred rather than required.
Power BI is listed under 'What Will Set You Apart' and is treated as preferred.
The ML frameworks (scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow, LangGraph) are listed in the core 'What You Will Have' requirements block with firm language ('Familiarity and demonstrated use of key machine learning, artificial intelligence and agentic frameworks'), so they are marked as required. The posting presents them as a group of examples; alternatives are noted accordingly.
The location is not explicitly stated in the posting text, but Caterpillar's headquarters is in Peoria, IL; the CBSA reflects that assumption.
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