Senior Data Scientist, Rider New Products
At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
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Senior Data Scientist, Rider New Products at Lyft in San Francisco. UpJobz keeps this listing high-signal for applicants targeting serious high-tech roles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
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- Own complex, open-ended incrementality measurement problems. Translate ambiguous product launches into concrete causal frameworks and experimental designs.
- Lead high-impact Causal Inference initiatives. Drive innovation by introducing advanced measurement techniques to quantify the incremental impact of new rider features.
- Partner deeply with Product, Engineering, and Finance. Define the technical vision for how Lyft evaluates innovation, ensuring that we move beyond simple correlations to understand the long-term drivers of rider behavior and value.
- Design and build production-grade measurement systems. Develop and deploy robust causal models pipelines that balance high scientific rigor with the practical constraints.
- Establish robust evaluation frameworks. Ensure that the "engine of innovation" is steering the business toward sustainable, incremental growth.
- Build reusable science infrastructure. Create internal libraries and best practices for causal discovery and automated measurement.
What a strong candidate brings
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- Demonstrated ability to own high-stakes, open-ended problem spaces, translating vague business questions into rigorous scientific roadmaps.
- Experience in mentoring other scientists, elevating the bar for technical quality, and establishing best practices for modeling and scientific reasoning.
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- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
- Mental health benefits
- Family building benefits
- Child care and pet benefits
- 401(k) plan to help save for your future
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
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