Data Scientist - Finance Business Intelligence

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.

Role Definition:

• Enables smarter, faster financial decisions by transforming data into insight through modern business intelligence, analytics, and AI enabled innovation.

Responsibilities:

• Data acquisition, modeling, and analysis at scale, designing high quality data models that enable advanced analytics, business intelligence, and AI driven insights.
• Explore, advance, and implement semantic data capabilities to improve data accessibility, consistency, and insight generation across finance.
• Partner with stakeholders to define requirements, scope, and deliver data solutions, translating insights into clear narratives and recommendations for finance leadership.

Degree Requirement:

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Experience desired

Skill Descriptors:

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.

Level: Extensive Experience

• Shapes and advances AI enabled analytics and data quality best practices
• Handles large, complex datasets with exceptional accuracy
• Balances delivery speed with disciplined, human verified data precision
• Designs and applies rigorous data validation controls
• Applies advanced quality assurance standards across analytics solutions
• Promotes a strong culture of accuracy and accountability

Programming Languages: Knowledge of basic concepts and capabilities of programming; ability to use tools, techniques and platforms to write and modify at least four of the following: SQL, TypeScript, Python, Power M, and DAX.

Level: Working Knowledge

• Writes and tests basic logic to retrieve, transform, and calculate data reliably.
• Debugs common syntax and logic errors using tool feedback and structured testing.
• Builds reusable components (queries, functions, measures) following established patterns and standards.
• Understands evaluation context and applies calculations that respond correctly to filters.
• Documents intent and validates results before sharing, publishing, or automating outputs.

Query and Database Access Tools: Knowledge of data management systems (i.e. Snowflake); ability to use and access facilities for searching, extracting and formatting data for further use.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Defines, creates, and tests simple queries, using command language and AI assistance to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Uses appropriate tools to access governed data warehouse sources securely and consistently.
• Obtains and analyzes query access path information and query results.
• Employs tested query statements to retrieve, insert, update and delete information.
• Applies advanced query features (sorting, filtering, calculations) and leverages AI support to validate outputs

Requirements Analysis: Knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Follows policies, practices and standards for determining functional and informational requirements.
• Confirms deliverables associated with requirements analysis.
• Communicates with customers and users to elicit and gather client requirements.
• Participates in the preparation of detailed documentation and requirements.
• Utilizes specific organizational methods, tools and techniques for requirements analysis.

This position requires incumbents to be onsite in the Nashville main office 5 days per week. 

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

March 5, 2026 - March 12, 2026

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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