Senior Data Scientist (Core Delivery)

Role overview

Join Instacart as a Senior Data Scientist II on the Core Delivery team. You will help improve the delivery experience by using geospatial data and advanced analytics, designing and executing experiments, and developing models to predict and optimize delivery performance.

Key missions / responsibilities

• Identify strategic opportunities to enhance the delivery experience and evaluate new product features.
• Design and run experiments to measure impact and generate scientifically sound recommendations.
• Develop statistical/ML models to extract trends, measure results, and predict future performance.
• Proactively detect high-risk delivery scenarios and develop solutions to underlying systemic issues.
• Translate business needs into analytical frameworks.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in data science or ML roles at a product company.
• Ability to run rigorous experiments and deliver analytically grounded recommendations.
• Strong SQL skills for data extraction and transformation from relational databases.
• Proficiency in Python or R for data manipulation and statistical analysis, including tools such as pandas and scikit-learn (or equivalents).
• Experience with geospatial analysis techniques.
• MS/PhD in Statistics, Economics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience developing solutions for operational/systemic delivery issues (implied by mission focus).