Staff Scientist, Eats ; Economist
Listed on 2026-02-24
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IT/Tech
Data Analyst, Data Scientist, Data Science Manager
Location: New York
About The Role
Uber Eats is on a mission to redefine how people discover and enjoy food - and the Growth team is at the heart of that journey. We incubate and scale new tactics for acquiring, engaging, and retaining users across the Uber Eats and Uber Rides apps.
What You’ll Do- Design, execute, and analyze large-scale experiments within the Uber Eats and Uber Rides apps.
- Perform analytical deep dives to explore topics including conversion funnels, shopping journeys, personalization & ranking, and user retention.
- Design frameworks for optimizing tradeoffs across competing business objectives to maximize platform growth.
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Design, and other cross‑functional partners to understand user behavior and guide future product strategy.
- Present findings and recommendations to senior technical and business leaders.
- Ph.D., M.S., or Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, or other quantitative fields.
- Minimum 5 years of industry experience as a Data Scientist or equivalent role (2+ if holding a Ph.D.)
- Expertise in experimental design and statistical analysis for A/B testing and causal inference.
- Proficiency in SQL & Python for exploratory data analysis and modeling.
- Strong analytical skills, with experience extracting user behavior insights from large datasets.
- Experience with data visualization and dashboarding tools (e.g., Tableau, Matplotlib).
- 6+ years of industry experience, particularly in growth, product, or consumer analytics.
- Proficiency in causal inference, funnel optimization, user segmentation, or lifetime value forecasting.
- Experience in algorithm prototyping and development.
- Exceptional communication skills across technical, non-technical, and executive audiences.
- Prior experience working on a consumer app or a growth team.
For New York, NY-based roles:
The base salary range for this role is USD $216,000 per year - USD $240,000 per year. For San Francisco, CA-based roles:
The base salary range for this role is USD $216,000 per year - USD $240,000 per year. For all US locations, you will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan. You will also be eligible for various benefits.
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