Data Scientist, Algorithms - Pricing

Lyft

430d • $144,000 - $180,000

About The Position

As a Data Scientist on the Pricing team at Lyft, you will leverage optimization and inference to shape critical business decisions in a dynamic environment. This role focuses on developing models and software systems that determine pricing for riders, ensuring competitive pricing while balancing financial trade-offs. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to uncover new opportunities and drive data-driven decision-making.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Operations Research, Statistics, Economics, or other quantitative fields or related work experience
• 2+ years professional experience in technology companies
• Proven experience with building and evaluating optimization and inference models
• Proficiency with Python and working in a production coding environment
• Passion for solving unstructured and non-standard mathematical problems
• End-to-end experience with data, including querying, aggregation, analysis, and visualization
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Partner with Engineers, Product Managers, and Business Partners to frame problems mathematically and within the business context
• Prioritize and lead deep dives into our data to uncover new product and business opportunities
• Collaborate with Software Engineers to implement algorithms and models in production
• Design, implement, and analyze different types of experiments to facilitate data-driven decision making
• Establish metrics that measure the health of our products, as well as rider and driver experience
• Drive collaboration and coordination with cross-functional teams
• Provide coaching and technical guidance for other teammates

Benefits

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Unlimited paid time off for salaried team members
• 15 days paid time off for hourly team members
• 401(k) plan
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Lyft Pink - exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of the Ridership Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree