Sr. Scientist – Competitive Intelligence
| Company | Uber |
|---|---|
| Location | Seattle, WA, USA, San Francisco, CA, USA, New York, NY, USA, Sunnyvale, CA, USA |
| Salary | $183000 – $203000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- B.S or M.S. in Math, Economics, Bioinformatics, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, or other quantitative field
- 3+ years of industry experience as an Applied or Data Scientist or equivalent
- Experience with exploratory data analysis, statistical analysis and testing, and model development
- Ability to use Python, SQL, R or similar technologies to work efficiently with large data sets
- Coding and SQL proficiency and ability to develop statistical analysis and algorithm prototyping in Python
- Strong communication skills across technical, non-technical, and executive audiences
Responsibilities
- Use data to understand competitors’ performance and to identify improvement opportunities
- Conduct competitive intelligence deep dives and present findings to senior management to inform business decisions
- Build statistical, optimization, and machine learning models for applications to domains like pricing, targeting, and experimentation
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across disciplines such as product, engineering, and operations to drive competitor intelligence development end-to-end from ideation to productionization
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of industry experience in a similar role
- Experience in competitive intelligence
- Experience in algorithm development and prototyping
- To be highly detailed-oriented
- Excellent judgment, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills
- Ability to translate data science findings into business strategy
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
- Ability to work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to execute decisions
- Strong verbal and written communication, and presentation skills
- Ambition and enthusiasm to seek opportunities to build value