At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization.

Data Science is at the heart of Lyft’s products and decision-making. As a member of the Science team, you will work in a dynamic environment, where we embrace moving quickly to build the world’s best transportation. Data Scientists take on a variety of problems ranging from shaping critical business decisions to building algorithms that power our internal and external products. We’re looking for passionate, driven Data Scientists to take on some of the most interesting and impactful problems in ridesharing.

As a Data Scientist, Decisions, you will leverage data and rigorous, analytical thinking to shape the company’s product and business decisions. You will identify and scope opportunities, shape priorities, recommend solutions, design experiments, and measure impact. You will bring a quantitative mindset to decision-making in partnership with product, business, and operations stakeholders throughout the organization.

Sample problems that we solve:

How do high quality support interactions drive future loyalty to Lyft?
How can generative AI play a role in creating a high quality support experience for all customers?
How can automation tools drive agent empowerment and scalability?

Responsibilities:

Leverage data and analytic frameworks to identify opportunities for growth and efficiency
Partner with product managers, engineers, marketers, designers, and operators to translate data insights into decisions and action
Design and analyze experiments; communicate results and act on launch decisions
Develop analytical frameworks to monitor business and product performance
Establish metrics that measure the health of our products, as well as rider and driver experience

Experience:

Degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, economics, applied math, operations research, engineering, or relevant work experience. Advanced degrees are preferred
3+ years of industry experience in a data science or analytics role
Proficiency in SQL — able to write structured and efficient queries on large data sets
Experience in programming, especially with data science and visualization libraries in Python or R
Strong oral and written communication skills, and ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners

Benefits:

Professional and stable working environment.
28 calendar days for vacation and up to 5 paid days off.
18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive and foster parents are all eligible.
Mental health benefits.
Family building benefits.

This role is fully remote in Ukraine, candidates for this role must be based in the Ukraine. ## Remote