Senior Data Scientist, Causal Inference

Lyft Inc
San Francisco, CA, United States
2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
4 years minimum
Compensation
$148,000.0 - $185,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Big Data Python (Programming Language) SQL Databases Statistics Packages Production Code

Job description

The Growth Products team drives rider and driver acquisition to scale the business and balance the marketplace. We specialize in incentive and messaging targeting, budget optimization, and paid media measurement, and move rapidly to test new ideas and products.

As a Data Scientist expert in causal inference and marketing mix models (MMM), you will lead our efforts to measure and optimize investments across marketing channels., * Deliver results across the entire lifecycle of data science solutions for Growth: from defining the problem with cross-functional stakeholders to deploying production models that address key business problems.

  • Own complex domains and develop long-term roadmaps to maximize business impact.
  • Build statistical pipelines, write production code, and design/analyze experiments.
  • Participate in the science on-call rotation to ensure automated campaigns operate successfully.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Statistical analysis tools?, * Advanced degree in statistics, economics, mathematics, or equivalent industry experience.

  • 4+ years of industry experience in causal inference or data science.
  • Proven ability to apply statistics to unstructured problems and deliver measurable results.
  • Deep technical expertise in causal inference and tackling challenging measurement problems.
  • Expertise in marketing mix modeling is highly preferred.
  • Expertise in SQL and experience with large-scale data platforms.
  • Proficiency in Python and working within production coding environments.

Benefits & conditions

  • 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 with company match 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
  • 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
  • Subsidized commuter benefits
  • Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership

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