Senior Data Scientist, Experimentation Platform

DoorDash, Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $184,300–$271,000 / yr
Posted: 30 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About DoorDash, Inc

DoorDash, Inc. is an American company operating online food ordering and food delivery. It trades under the symbol DASH. With a 56% market share, DoorDash is the largest food delivery platform in the United States.

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TL;DR · Senior Data Scientist, Experimentation Platform

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Senior Data Scientist - Experimentation Platform joins the Decision Systems team to build a global experimentation platform and standards for DoorDash, Deliveroo, and Wolt. This foundational role involves identifying gaps in current practices to develop methodology, tooling, and standards that ensure reliable results across multiple brands and markets. The successful candidate will design statistical methods to encourage best practices, define the vision for experimentation with leadership, and partner directly with engineering to build the platform. Key responsibilities include determining where AI fits into the experimentation process and establishing trust in experimental data. Candidates must possess over six years of experience in data science and experimentation at a program level. Required skills include a strong technical grounding in methodology, such as power calculations and correcting for multiple comparisons, alongside stakeholder management and prioritization capabilities.

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Skills

Data Science Experimentation Methodology Statistical Methods Power Calculations Multiple Comparisons AI

What you'll do

Design statistical methods to promote experimentation best practices and accelerate results across multiple brands.
Define the long-term vision for experimentation in collaboration with leadership.
Establish standardized methodologies that ensure experimenters can trust their results across different markets.
Partner directly with engineering teams to build and improve the experimentation platform.
Determine the appropriate roles and limitations of AI within the experimentation process.
Identify and bridge gaps between current data science needs and existing tooling.

What we're looking for

You must have 6+ years of experience in data science and experimentation.
You must have experience managing experimentation at a program level rather than just within a single team.
You must have a solid technical grounding in experimentation methodology, including power calculations and correcting for multiple comparisons.
You must possess stakeholder management and prioritization skills to work effectively as an individual contributor.

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