Data Scientist

Lyft; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Mental health benefits

Family building benefits

Child care and pet benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off (PTO) for salaried; 15+‑

Paid parental leave (18 weeks)

Subsidized commuter benefits

Lyft Pink program

Job summary

Lyft is seeking a data science professional in New York, combining statistics, ML, and optimization to solve business problems. The role involves close collaboration with Engineers and Product Managers to frame problems, design experiments, and build production models.

The candidate will perform rigorous data analysis, develop predictive models, and contribute to data pipelines and production code, enabling informed launch decisions and continuous improvement across Lyft’s platforms.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required in a relevant field.
• 2 years of experience in operations research or related field.
• Experience creating metrics to track growth.
• Experience with ML, forecasting, data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Frame problems with Engineers, Product Managers, and Business Partners to frame problems, both mathematically and within the business context.
• Perform exploratory data analysis to gain a deeper understanding of the problem.
• 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 both simulated and live traffic experiments.
• Analyze experimental and observational data; communicate findings; facilitate launch decisions.

Skills

Metrics & analytics

Statistics & ML

Causal inference & forecasting

Production code (Python/R/MATLAB)

Experimental design & A/B testing

Education

Master's degree in Business Analytics and Information Management, Data Science, or related field

Tools

MATLAB

R

Python

Job description

Job ID: 111268

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.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Engineers, Product Managers, and Business Partners to frame problems, both mathematically and within the business context.
• Perform exploratory data analysis to gain a deeper understanding of the problem.
• 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 both simulated and live traffic experiments.
• Analyze experimental and observational data; communicate findings; facilitate launch decisions.

Experience:

Education and Experience:

• Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Business Analytics and Information Management, Data Science, or related field.
• 2 years of experience in job offered, operations research, or related occupation.

Skills:

• Experience creating metrics and analytical tools to track and monitor growth.
• Experience with statistics, machine learning, causal inference, data scientific forecasting, and authoring data pipelines.
• Experience with building and evaluating optimization and inference models, and predictive modeling.
• Experience with writing production quality computer code and using MATLAB, R, and Python.

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 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
• Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. 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, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. 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, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid

The expected base pay range for this position in the New York City area is $148,000 - $222,000/year. 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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