Head of Marketing Applied Science & Experimentation

Uber; New York (NY); On-site; USD 252,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Uber is seeking a Senior Manager of Applied Science to lead measurement and quantify the impact of marketing investments across Mobility and Delivery. You will translate business challenges into crisp scientific roadmaps, and build a scalable experimentation stack including geo-experiments, lift studies, and synthetic controls.

As a leader of scientists (L4-L5+), you will drive AI/ML innovation, calibrate models with experimental results, and partner with Marketing, Ops, and Engineering to

Qualifications

• 7+ years in applied science, quantitative research, or ML.
• 3+ years of direct people management experience.
• Exceptional executive communication skills.
• Proven track record translating business objectives into scientific strategy.
• Deep expertise in causal inference and scale experiments.
• Strong foundation in ML and applied AI in enterprise environments.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, AI/ML frameworks, and big data tech.

Responsibilities

• Translate business challenges into scientific roadmaps and experiments.
• Lead the core measurement engine and geo-experiments / lift studies.
• Triangulate measurement with MMM and attribution models.
• Coach and lead Applied Scientists (L4-L5+).
• Drive AI/ML innovations for budgeting and decisions in production.
• Partner with Marketing, Ops, and Engineering to enable decisions.

Skills

Applied Science

Quantitative Research

Machine Learning

Executive Communication

Causal Inference

Python

SQL

Education

PhD or MS in Statistics/Quant Field

Tools

Python

SQL

AI/ML Frameworks

Big Data Tech

Job description

Uber is seeking a Senior Manager of Applied Science to lead measurement and quantify the impact of marketing investments across Mobility and Delivery. You will translate business challenges into crisp scientific roadmaps, and build a scalable experimentation stack including geo-experiments, lift studies, and synthetic controls.

As a leader of scientists (L4-L5+), you will drive AI/ML innovation, calibrate models with experimental results, and partner with Marketing, Ops, and Engineering to