Manager, Data Science Job at DoorDash (San Francisco)

DoorDash connects customers with local businesses for delivery, from restaurants to grocery, retail and its own DashMart stores. We’re hiring two Data Science Managers, each to lead a pod within Merchant Analytics and help shape high-priority product and business decisions. In this role, you will lead a team of data scientists, partner closely with Strategy & Operations, Product, Engineering, and business leaders, and turn ambiguous questions into clear recommendations that influence roadmap and plan out

Key responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of data scientists responsible for high-impact analytics, predictive modeling
• Partner closely with Strategy & Operations, Product, Engineering, and business leaders to shape decisions, influence roadmaps
• Define success metrics, build measurement frameworks and predictive models, and use experimentation and analysis to connect product
• Build a high-performing pod that balances analytical rigor, strong prioritization, and clear storytelling in a fast-moving environment
• Scale reusable analytics frameworks, tools, models, and best practices that make the broader organization more effective over time

Requirements

• A degree in Math, Physics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or a similar domain
• 6+ years of experience in analytics, data science, or a related quantitative field, including experience leading complex
• Experience managing and developing data scientists or analysts and know how to set a high bar on quality, ownership, and impact
• Strong analytical fundamentals, including experimentation, predictive modeling, metric design, and translating data into actionable business decisions
• An excellent cross-functional partner and communicator who can influence stakeholders and tailor your message from working teams to senior leadership
• Highly effective at prioritization and know how to focus your team on the highest-impact work in a fast-moving environment

Location and schedule

• Onsite in San Francisco, California

Salary and benefits

US base salary $184,300 to $271,000 a year. DoorDash also offers benefits; the full list is on the posting.

How to apply

Apply on the company's own site.