Data Scientist

Quick Facts

• Responsibilities focus on framing problems, exploratory data analysis, modeling, production code, experimentation, and decision support.

Description

Work with Engineers, Product Managers, and Business Partners to frame problems mathematically and in a business context. Conduct exploratory data analysis, construct and fit statistical, machine learning, or optimization models, write production modeling code, and collaborate to implement algorithms in production. Design and run simulated and live traffic experiments, analyze experimental and observational data, communicate findings, and facilitate launch decisions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Engineers, Product Managers, and Business Partners to frame problems (mathematically and in business context)
• Perform exploratory data analysis
• Construct and fit statistical, machine learning, or optimization models
• Write production modeling code
• Collaborate with Software Engineers to implement algorithms in production
• Design and run simulated and live traffic experiments
• Analyze experimental and observational data
• Communicate findings
• Facilitate launch decisions

Requirements

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related field
• 2 years of experience in the job offered, Operations Research, or related occupation
• Experience solving unstructured and non-standard mathematical problems
• Experience with end-to-end data: querying, aggregation, analysis, visualization
• Experience with Python and other programming languages such as R and MATLAB

Benefits

• 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
• 12 observed holidays plus discretionary paid time off (salaried) or 15 days paid time off (hourly)
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave (biological, adoptive, and foster parents)
• Subsidized commuter benefits
• Lyft Pink (opportunity for team members to test new benefits of the Ridership Program)