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Staff/Senior Staff Scientist - Marketplace (Experimentation/Causal Inference)

AT Uber
Uber

Staff/Senior Staff Scientist - Marketplace (Experimentation/Causal Inference)

San Francisco, CA

About the Role

Scientists at Uber use data to improve and automate all aspects of Uber's products. Your scope will correspond to 500+ Engineers and your focus will be marketplace dynamics, experimentation, and causal inference. We are hiring for multiple senior roles, one which will allow you to be the experimentation/methodology expert and one that will allow you to go deep on some of our most challenging business, product, and strategy problems

What You'll Do

  1. Lead solutions to some of our most challenging business, product, and strategy problems
  2. Design, own, and improve experimentation and measurement processes
  3. Propose, design, and analyze large scale online experiments
  4. Present findings to business and executive audiences
  5. Design, develop, productionize, and operate econometric models, experiments, and frameworks to assess challenging causal problems such as product incrementality and long-term value

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Basic Qualifications
  1. Minimum 4 years of industry experience as an Applied or Data Scientist or equivalent.
  2. Expertise in econometrics
  3. Expertise in experimental design and analysis
  4. Expertise in underlying mathematical foundations of machine learning, statistics, optimization, economics, and analytics
  5. Proficiency in Python/R and SQL

Preferred Qualifications
  1. Ph.D. in Economics or Statistics
  2. 7+ years of industry experience as an Applied or Data Scientist or equivalent
  3. Experience with marketplaces
  4. Ability to communicate clearly and effectively to cross functional partners of varying technical levels.
  5. Experience modeling lifetime value and estimating incrementality
  6. Experience on experimentation platform team
  7. Experience implementing experimentation processes

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$239,000 per year - USD$265,500 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.

Offices continue to be central to collaboration and Uber's cultural identity. Unless formally approved to work fully remotely, Uber expects employees to spend at least half of their work time in their assigned office. For certain roles, such as those based at green-light hubs, employees are expected to be in-office for 100% of their time. Please speak with your recruiter to better understand in-office expectations for this role.

Client-provided location(s): San Francisco, CA, USA
Job ID: Uber-136492
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Sabbatical
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
  • Professional Development

    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program