Lead Data Scientist

DoorDash · San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY · 331 Analytics

senior Data Scientist ic 8+ yrs Bachelor's
$219,700 – $323,000
USD per year

About this role

DoorDash is hiring a senior-level Data Scientist based in San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY. The posting calls out experience with ETL, A/B Testing, Data Analytics and roughly 8+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $219,700–$323,000 per year.

Role
Data Scientist
Function
data engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY
Experience
8+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Department
331 Analytics
AI Summary
Senior Data Scientist mentoring junior team members while uncovering business insights through advanced analytics. Drive measurement strategy, experiment design, and actionable recommendations across DoorDash's three-sided marketplace. Requires 8+ years data science experience, strong experimentation expertise, and cross-functional leadership skills.
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Job description

from DoorDash careers

About the Team

The Analytics team is looking for Data Scientists to guide measurement, strategy, and tactical decision-making using Advanced Analytics approaches, as we expand our platform across the globe. Data Scientists at DoorDash work to uncover insights and turn them into actionable recommendations, helping drive decisions for the entire organisation. Analytics is very integral to all operational areas at DoorDash.

About the Role

Data Science at DoorDash involves diving deeper into our data to solve crucial business problems, ideate & run experiments to solve for insights gleaned from this deep dive and work with a cross-functional team to drive real-world operational change. This is a rare operational and actionable data-driven experience.

We solve many exciting challenges from all three sides of our marketplace including customer acquisition, balancing supply and demand, fraud and support, marketing, marketplace efficiency, and more. If you enjoy finding patterns amidst chaos, are excited to build a market from 0 to 1, and have experience using analytics to affect revenue, growth, operations or beyond, we're looking for someone like you!

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…
  • As a senior Individual Contributor, mentor and influence junior Data Scientists in investigating complex issues and uncovering key drivers of our business
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