Lyft
Data Scientist, Algorithms
Lyft, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
At Lyft, our mission is to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization.Data and analytics are at the heart of Lyft’s products and decision-making. We take on a variety of problems ranging from shaping critical business decisions to prioritizing project roadmaps and identifying investment opportunities. We’re looking for a passionate Data Scientist to take on some of the most interesting and impactful problems in ridesharing.We are looking for an experienced data scientist to join the Growth Platforms team within the Foundations organization. The Growth Platform team owns both the Incentives & Messaging systems for Lyft. These systems enable sending personalized and contextual messaging and/or incentives to our users. This individual will help working with our business and analytics partners, running A/B tests, setting the experimentation best practices, collaborating with Growth Marketing, developing insights and crafting the platform strategy from the lens of Lyft users.You will have the opportunity to lead and collaborate with multiple cross-functional leads from Product, Marketing, and Engineering.Responsibilities:
Leverage data and analytic frameworks to identify opportunities for growth and efficiencyPartner with product managers, engineers, marketers, designers, and operators to translate data insights into decisions and actionDefine experimentation best practices, design and analyze online experiments; communicate results and act on launch decisionsDevelop analytical frameworks to monitor business and product performanceEstablish metrics that measure the health of our products, as well as rider and driver experiencePresent findings, recommendations, and results to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholdersPartner with Data Scientist and Engineers to improve models and processesPrioritize and lead deep dives into our data to uncover new product and business opportunities and craft platform strategy from the lens of Lyft users.Facilitate and foster data-driven and informed decision making and prioritizationExperience:
Degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, economics, applied math, operations research or engineering (advanced degrees preferred), or relevant work experienceExperience in leading high visibility projects and influencing others in a cross-functional team environmentProficiency in SQL - able to write structured and efficient queries on large data setsExperience in programming, especially with data science and visualization libraries in Python or RMinimum 5+ years experience in strategic data science/analytics roles in a technology company, management consulting, investment firms, or an equivalent analytical role in a high growth startupExperience in strategic investment, prioritizing against different projects, and leading teams in deep dive analysis, business metrics, and implementationBenefits:
Great medical, dental, and vision insurance optionsMental health benefitsFamily building benefitsIn addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off401(k) plan to help save for your future18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligiblePre-tax commuter benefitsLyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership ProgramLyft is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Thursdays and a team-specific third day. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #HybridThe expected base pay range for this position in the Seattle area is $132,480 - 165,600. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.
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Leverage data and analytic frameworks to identify opportunities for growth and efficiencyPartner with product managers, engineers, marketers, designers, and operators to translate data insights into decisions and actionDefine experimentation best practices, design and analyze online experiments; communicate results and act on launch decisionsDevelop analytical frameworks to monitor business and product performanceEstablish metrics that measure the health of our products, as well as rider and driver experiencePresent findings, recommendations, and results to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholdersPartner with Data Scientist and Engineers to improve models and processesPrioritize and lead deep dives into our data to uncover new product and business opportunities and craft platform strategy from the lens of Lyft users.Facilitate and foster data-driven and informed decision making and prioritizationExperience:
Degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, economics, applied math, operations research or engineering (advanced degrees preferred), or relevant work experienceExperience in leading high visibility projects and influencing others in a cross-functional team environmentProficiency in SQL - able to write structured and efficient queries on large data setsExperience in programming, especially with data science and visualization libraries in Python or RMinimum 5+ years experience in strategic data science/analytics roles in a technology company, management consulting, investment firms, or an equivalent analytical role in a high growth startupExperience in strategic investment, prioritizing against different projects, and leading teams in deep dive analysis, business metrics, and implementationBenefits:
Great medical, dental, and vision insurance optionsMental health benefitsFamily building benefitsIn addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off401(k) plan to help save for your future18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligiblePre-tax commuter benefitsLyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership ProgramLyft is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Thursdays and a team-specific third day. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #HybridThe expected base pay range for this position in the Seattle area is $132,480 - 165,600. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.
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