Data Scientist 1

Data Scientist 1

Caterpillar Pay: $60/hr on C2C

Location: Irving, TX 75039 Onsite Duration: 6 months possibility for extension

Education & Experience Required: A combination of education and work experience (including internships) will be accepted so long as proficiency in technical skills can be demonstrated. Minimum required: Associates degree plus 4 years' experience OR Bachelor's degree plus 2 years' experience OR Master's degree plus 2 internships

Technical Skills (Required)

Minimum 1 year experience using at least one of the following tools: Tableau or Power BI Minimum 1 year experience in SQL Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision

Technical Skills (Desired)

One year experience with Python Experience with presentation and ability to navigate discussion with high level stakeholders regarding timelines and assignments

Soft Skills (Required)

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills Excellent time management skills Confidence to request support as needed Willingness to share knowledge and support teammates on projects Collaborative approach to teamwork

Soft Skills (Desired)

A proven track record of building cross-functional relationships with diversified departments A strong customer focus and awareness of company products and product applications

Position's Contributions to Work Group:

• Do you want to be part of a dynamic, collaborative team supporting business partners with data solutions? We are looking for an individual to provide data visualization solutions that enable actionable business insights. We provide data solutions that support our broader global team as they work to achieve targets. Responsibilities include managing data visualization projects, ad hoc report creation, and other tasks as assigned.
• This role will support the Data Analytics team's mission to provide dashboards and reporting solutions that allow our internal business partners to identify insights and build initiatives. This person will provide focused support for the Sales Execution teams globally.
• This person will have the support of 8 coworkers with similar skills that focus on different internal customers. We have in-person team meetings 2-3 times per year to enable team-building and support collaboration.

Team Culture:

• Our team places a high value on collaboration and is not internally competitive. We share knowledge freely and lean on each other's expertise to support projects. We prize personal connections and emphasize maintaining a healthy work/life balance.
• This team exists to provide descriptive analytics solutions to our division.

Reason/motivation for request:

• Backfilling a previous TPL contractor.

Typical task breakdown: Job Duties:

• Use Tableau and Power BI to create solutions
• Manage multiple projects for customers simultaneously
• Clearly communicate and document project progress, roadblocks, and anticipated timelines
• Seek information about the real, underlying needs of their customers, beyond those expressed initially, and match those needs to available (or customized) products or services
• This role will be responsible for managing tasks with varying timelines, including requesting support as needed. This may include getting clarity of requests from customers or guidance on data sources from teammates.

Interaction with team:

• I hold weekly 1:1 meetings with all team members, and we have a biweekly team meeting and code review. Our Team Lead is available for support as needed. We have in-person team meetings 2-3 times per year. Department and division meetings are held regularly.

Work environment:

• 100% onsite in office environment
• Infrequent travel required (less than 10% of working time).
• CISD is a fast-moving division with Services Development providing support to a broad range of internal customers. We work hard and strive for excellence.

Disqualifiers/Red Flags:

• Inability to clearly communicate in English
• Unwillingness to engage in team projects or support teammates with expertise
• Candidates must be in state of TX