Senior Data Scientist II - Core Delivery

SpaceX

Remote

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Remote
Location
Ontario, CanadaAlberta, CanadaBritish Columbia, CanadaNova Scotia, Canada
Salary
$192,000–$202,500 / yr
Posted
15 days ago

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This role $197k
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SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

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TL;DR · Senior Data Scientist II - Core Delivery

As a Senior Data Scientist II on Instacart’s Core Delivery team, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the delivery experience by identifying strategic opportunities and designing rigorous experiments to evaluate new product features. Your daily tasks include developing statistical models to extract trends and predict future performance, building simulations for policy interventions, and enabling data-driven decision-making through dashboards and analytical tools. You’ll leverage advanced techniques such as causal inference, machine learning, and behavioral decision theory to optimize the delivery process. The role requires strong SQL skills, proficiency in Python or R with libraries like pandas and scikit-learn, and experience in geospatial analysis is a plus. This position addresses critical business challenges by ensuring seamless order fulfillment across Instacart’s expansive network.

What you'll do

  • Own analytical frameworks to guide the product roadmap and strategic decision-making.
  • Design and execute rigorous experiments to evaluate new product features and draw actionable conclusions.
  • Develop statistical models to extract trends, measure results, and predict future performance of products.
  • Build simulations to project the impact of various product and policy interventions on delivery experience.
  • Identify high-risk delivery scenarios and develop solutions to address systemic issues.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of experience in data science or machine learning at a product company.
  • Expertise in running rigorous experiments and generating scientific recommendations.
  • Strong SQL skills for data extraction and transformation from relational databases.
  • Proficiency in Python or R with libraries like pandas, scikit-learn for analysis.
  • Ability to translate business needs into analytical frameworks and present findings.
  • Experience with geospatial analysis techniques (preferred).
  • MS/PhD in Statistics, Economics, Applied Mathematics, or related field (preferred).

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