Uber Policy Applied Scientist Earnings 

United States, West Virginia 

173588264

What You'll Do

• Automate the production of fair and accurate earnings statistics; maintain and improve automated reporting pipelines and dashboards for aggregate earnings statistics.
• Generate research-driven insights on Uber earners’ income, ensuring fairness and accuracy in all public earnings claims.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, legal, policy, operations, engineering, and other teams to translate complex earnings data and risk assessments for a wide range of audiences.
• Evangelize best practices and advocate for a unified Uber narrative on driver/courier earnings, actively reducing reputational and policy risks.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, math, computer science, or another quantitative field
• Familiarity with Python.
• Demonstrated experience conducting statistical or econometric analysis and synthesizing results into clear, actionable insights.
• A track record of working independently and conducting research with minimal oversight.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with earnings, labor economics, or policy research, especially involving gig platforms or marketplaces.
• 2+ years’ experience in applied science in a business setting.
• Exceptional communication skills, with ability to collaborate cross-functionally and translate technical findings for non-technical audiences.
• Experience maintaining and using large data pipelines and dashboards.
• Experience with dashboarding tools, SQL, cloud-based data platforms, and AI coding tools.
• Ability to work independently and proactively identify research questions and data issues relevant to business or policy.
• Project management skills and experience working in a cross-functional environment with researchers, engineers, and business leaders.
• Passion for Uber’s mission and for helping shape fair, transparent narratives about driver and courier earnings.

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$155,000 per year - USD$172,000 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link .