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Specifically, formulating ambiguous business problems, prototyping various machine learning & optimization & causal inference & marketplace dynamics models, producing data insights, and designing & analyzing experiments.\nWe are building the future of Uber's mobility and logistics platforms. Our teams drive innovation across critical areas including:\nA central pillar of Uber’s delivery products, serving as the \"brain\" of the operation. We drive every decision that enables orders to go from point A to point B - from Uber Eats & Grocery, to newer verticals like Uber Direct and Connect. We’re responsible for running an efficient marketplace with dispatch & pricing decisions.\nWe enhance user experience and growth for Uber One, a fast-growing program providing members with exclusive benefits, best prices, and priority across the platform.\nWhat you will do\nSolve ambiguous, challenging business problems using data-driven approaches including ML, Optimization, Causal Inference. \nDevelop and implement statistical/econometric methodologies to improve results validity, power and generalizability.\nDevelop data-driven business insights and work with cross-functional customers to find opportunities and recommend prioritization of product, growth, and optimization initiatives.\nDesign and analyze experiments, and present results that provide actionable recommendations.\nOrient the teams around data-driven product development by driving the creation of logging, metrics, data visualization, and diagnostic tools, and experimentation paradigms.\nDefine how our teams measure success, by developing metrics, in close partnership with cross-functional partners.\nOwn the product development cycle end to end from data and science aspects.\nBasic Qualifications\nPh.D., M.S. or Bachelor's degree in Economics, Statistics, Machine Learning, Operations Research, or other quantitative fields.\n4+ years of industry experience as an Applied or Data Scientist or equivalent (or 2+ years with Ph.D.).\nBackground in at least one programming language (eg. 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