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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Scientist, Decisions - Central Market Management - **Company:** Lyft Inc - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $128,000.0 - $160,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Analysis, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Data Processing, Information Technology - **Published:** June 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/60D6CB8437064CF3B9DB5524DD16A900/job/ ## About the Role We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Data Scientist to join the Central Market Management team and lead key initiatives that enhance the quality of our overall decision-making. You'll work cross functionally with other Data Scientists, Data Analysts, Product Managers, and Finance partners to make sure we are making the most financially efficient decisions to scale our business. You will identify gaps in our operational processes and measurements, and work to create strategies, frameworks, and models to help address them and deliver impact., * Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related discipline; or equivalent practical experience. * 3+ years of industry experience in decision science, analytics, statistics, or data science, with a track record of influencing strategy and business outcomes through data. * Demonstrated ability to own multi-project analytical scopes with ambiguous problem definitions and cross-functional integration. * Expertise in metric design, diagnostic analysis, forecasting, behavioral analytics, decision frameworks and measurement strategy is a plus. * Proficiency in SQL, Python, and tools for data manipulation, statistical modeling, visualization, and reproducible pipelines. * Ability to translate analytical insights into clear, actionable recommendations for both technical and executive audiences. * Proven success driving alignment and influencing cross-functional teams in fast-paced, ambiguous, high-stakes environments. * Strong communication, critical thinking, and prioritization skills, including the ability to challenge assumptions, propose alternatives, and balance short-term vs. long-term tradeoffs. * Experience working with financial data is a plus. * Experience building and scaling monitoring systems and business health dashboards that identify anomalies, trends, and opportunities. ## Description * Leverage data and analytical frameworks to identify opportunities for improving operational efficiency * Define and implement decision frameworks, measurement strategies, and scientific methodologies that bring consistency and rigor to business decisions and forecasts, balancing opportunity and uncertainty * Deliver integrated, high-quality analytical outputs spanning multiple projects while navigating ambiguity, cross-team dependencies, and open-ended scope * Define and implement a robust attribution framework to evaluate the performance of high-stakes decisions * Act as a technical lead, guiding other Data Scientists and fostering a culture of analytical excellence * Write efficient, clean, production-level code (Python, SQL), ensuring reproducibility, documentation, and long-term maintainability of analytical assets * Be proactive in pursuing opportunities and have a true ownership mindset to get things done * Contribute to the Science community (hiring, onboarding, documentation, knowledge-sharing, tooling improvements), helping make Decision Science at Lyft more effective and scalable ## Related Videos - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Implementing continuous delivery in a data processing pipeline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/73-implementing-continuous-delivery-in-a-data-processing-pipeline) - [Data Science on Software Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/162-data-science-on-software-data) - [Unbiased Decision-Making: Designing Better Decisions in High-Pressure Engineering Teams](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2105-unbiased-decision-making-designing-better-decisions-in-high-pressure-engineering-teams) - [Empowering Retail Through Applied Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/976-empowering-retail-through-applied-machine-learning) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/162-highest-paying-tech-companies-in-europe) - [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies)