Staff Data Scientist, Decisions - Partnership, Loyalty & Pay

Lyft

Hybrid Actively hiring Posted this week Verified listing
San Francisco, CA Posted 2 days ago $176,000–$220,000 / year
View original post Log in to save

At a glance

AI generated

TL;DR

As a Staff Data Scientist on Lyft's Partnership, Loyalty & Pay (PLP) team within Rider, you will work in a fast-paced environment to drive data-driven decision-making and product development. Your responsibilities include shaping the data science roadmap, collaborating with cross-functional teams like product, engineering, and marketing to design and scale new initiatives, and applying advanced analytics and causal inference techniques such as A/B testing and quasi-experimental methods to inform business strategy. You will also mentor junior team members, lead code reviews, and maintain high technical standards. The role requires expertise in Python and SQL for data analysis, a strong background in causal inference and machine learning, and the ability to communicate complex scientific findings effectively to executive stakeholders. This position is integral to addressing rider and partner needs while balancing business objectives at scale.

Skills

Python SQL A/B testing difference-in-differences synthetic control quasi-experimental methods machine learning data analysis code reviews mentoring communication skills product sense measurement frameworks incrementality measurement causal inference technical systems influence Mental health benefits Family building benefits Child care and pet benefits

What you'll do

  • Drive data science roadmap and set priorities for Partnership, Loyalty & Pay teams.
  • Apply causal inference techniques to shape product vision and business decisions.
  • Define key objectives and metrics aligned with Rider, Marketplace, and Lyft goals.
  • Design and scale zero-to-one programs in partnership with cross-functional teams.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members on solution design.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of professional data science experience with tangible business impact
  • Expertise in causal inference, machine learning, and experimental design
  • Mastery of Python and SQL for data analysis and modeling
  • Ability to craft sophisticated measurement frameworks and conduct advanced experimentation
  • Strong product sense and practical experience with various causal methodologies
  • Capability to unite cross-functional teams and influence technical systems
  • Proven track record of managing ambiguous problem spaces and creating structured scientific roadmaps

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $175k
This role $198k
$113k most similar roles pay here $232k

This role pays more than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $135,000–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $198k versus about $175k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About Lyft

Lyft is a transportation network company offering ride-hailing services across the US and Canada.

Lyft currently has 31 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,000–$185,000 across 31 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Lyft

More like this

Similar roles

Staff Data Scientist, Decisions - Partnership, Loyalty & Pay

Lyft

New York, NY 2 days ago $176,000–$220,000
Python SQL A/B testing difference-in-differences synthetic control quasi-experimental methods machine learning data analysis code reviews causal inference mentoring communication skills product sense measurement frameworks counterfactual analysis technical systems influence
Hybrid
Save

Staff Data Scientist, Voice of the Customer

Intuit

San Diego, CA 49 days ago $194,000–$262,500
Python SQL R NLP Machine Learning Statistical Modeling Causal Inference Experimentation CI/CD Data Science AI VoC Metrics Terraform AWS
Save

Staff Data Scientist

Nerd Wallet

Remote (US) 56 days ago $152,000–$282,000
Python pandas numpy scikit-learn LightGBM XGBoost PySpark SQL Snowflake Databricks Spark AWS Git MLflow A/B testing Power analysis Bias detection Kafka Kinesis Airflow DBT Feast
Remote
Save

Staff Data Scientist

Twilio

Remote (San Francisco, CA, US) 48 days ago $155,520–$155,520
Python R SQL Scikit-learn XGBoost PyTorch TensorFlow Airflow dbt Spark AWS Kubernetes CI/CD Tableau Slack Generative AI Machine Learning Data Engineering A/B Testing Salesforce PostgreSQL
Remote
Save

Staff Data Scientist, People Analytics

Intuit

San Diego, CA 49 days ago $194,000–$262,500
Python SQL R NLP AI Text_Analytics Survey_Design Sentiment_Analysis Organizational_Research Statistical_Methods Data_Governance CI/CD Kubernetes AWS
Save

Staff, Data Scientist

Walmart

Sunnyvale, CA 34 days ago $143,000–$286,000
Python Kubernetes Spark AI/ML Deep-learning Vision models GenAI NLP LLM CI/CD Big data Machine Learning Engineering Terraform AWS PostgreSQL Mentorship
Save