Uber Staff Scientist Direct & Connect 

United States, West Virginia 

130371745

About the Role

In this role, you’ll lead the scientific strategy to create a best-in-class user experience across Uber’s delivery platforms. You’ll drive both merchant and consumer growth through funnel analysis, user targeting, promotion optimization, and SKU-level insights—ensuring every decision is grounded in rigorous, data-driven thinking.

What You'll Do:

1. Serve as Science Tech Lead (IC) for a team based in India, supporting Uber’s Direct, Connect, and Grocery Delivery business.
2. Apply advanced analytics, including statistical modeling, and causal inference, to improve delivery experiences.
3. Translate complex data into actionable insights for executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
4. Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Ops to drive a data-informed product roadmap.
5. Mentor scientists and promote best practices in data science and machine learning.
6. Foster a culture of scientific rigor and strong cross-functional collaboration.

What You'll Need:

1. Undergraduate and/or graduate degree in Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, or other quantitative fields.
2. 9+ years of industry experience as an (Applied / Data) Scientist or equivalent.
3. Experience with exploratory data analysis, statistical analysis and testing, causal analysis and ML model development.
4. Experience in experimental design and analysis.
5. Proficiency using Python, Spark at scale with large data sets.
6. Experience with tools like SQL, R in a production environment.

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