Data Scientist, Decisions - Central Market Management

July 16, 2026

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About the position

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. Data Science is at the heart of Lyft’s products and decision-making. Data Scientists at Lyft operate in dynamic environments, moving quickly to build the world’s best transportation solutions. We tackle a wide range of challenges—from shaping long-term business strategy with data, to making critical short-term decisions, to developing algorithms and models that power both internal systems and customer-facing products. We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Data Scientist to join the Central Market Management team and lead key initiatives that enhance the quality of our overall decision-making. You’ll work cross functionally with other Data Scientists, Data Analysts, Product Managers, and Finance partners to make sure we are making the most financially efficient decisions to scale our business. You will identify gaps in our operational processes and measurements, and work to create strategies, frameworks, and models to help address them and deliver impact.

Responsibilities

Leverage data and analytical frameworks to identify opportunities for improving operational efficiency
Define and implement decision frameworks, measurement strategies, and scientific methodologies that bring consistency and rigor to business decisions and forecasts, balancing opportunity and uncertainty
Deliver integrated, high-quality analytical outputs spanning multiple projects while navigating ambiguity, cross-team dependencies, and open-ended scope
Define and implement a robust attribution framework to evaluate the performance of high-stakes decisions
Act as a technical lead, guiding other Data Scientists and fostering a culture of analytical excellence
Write efficient, clean, production-level code (Python, SQL), ensuring reproducibility, documentation, and long-term maintainability of analytical assets
Be proactive in pursuing opportunities and have a true ownership mindset to get things done
Contribute to the Science community (hiring, onboarding, documentation, knowledge-sharing, tooling improvements), helping make Decision Science at Lyft more effective and scalable

Requirements

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or related discipline; or equivalent practical experience.
3+ years of industry experience in decision science, analytics, statistics, or data science, with a track record of influencing strategy and business outcomes through data.
Demonstrated ability to own multi-project analytical scopes with ambiguous problem definitions and cross-functional integration.
Proficiency in SQL, Python, and tools for data manipulation, statistical modeling, visualization, and reproducible pipelines.
Ability to translate analytical insights into clear, actionable recommendations for both technical and executive audiences.
Proven success driving alignment and influencing cross-functional teams in fast-paced, ambiguous, high-stakes environments.
Strong communication, critical thinking, and prioritization skills, including the ability to challenge assumptions, propose alternatives, and balance short-term vs. long-term tradeoffs.

Nice-to-haves

Expertise in metric design, diagnostic analysis, forecasting, behavioral analytics, decision frameworks and measurement strategy is a plus.
Experience working with financial data is a plus.
Experience building and scaling monitoring systems and business health dashboards that identify anomalies, trends, and opportunities.

Benefits

Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
Mental health benefits
Family building benefits
Child care and pet benefits
401(k) plan to help save for your future
In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
Subsidized commuter benefits
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