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Senior Data Scientist
South San Francisco, California, USA
Live, first seen by us 81 days ago- Pay
$160,000–220,000/yearAnnual period assumed — pay source
What Else You Need To Know The starting cash range for this role is $160,000-220,000. Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors, including a specific candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, working location, and projected impact. The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; overtime pay; discretionary annual or performance bonuses; sales incentives; benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance; paid time off; and more. Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities.
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What you’ll work on
Full postingLead analysis and decision systems for pricing, routing, fleet utilization and network planning
Build machine learning, statistical, optimization and simulation models for operational decisions
Design and analyze A/B tests, quasi-experiments and causal studies
Partner with engineers to productionize models and decision systems
Monitor post-launch model and KPI performance and drive iterations
From the employer’s posting
Lead analysis and decision systems for priority domains including pricing, routing, fleet utilization, charging strategy, experimentation, and network planning.
Build machine learning, statistical, optimization, forecasting, and simulation models for marketplace, operational, and product decisions.
Design and analyze A/B tests, quasi-experiments, causal studies, and metric frameworks to evaluate features, policies, and growth interventions.
Partner with engineers to productionize models, decision systems, data products, and experimentation infrastructure.
Own post-launch decision quality by monitoring model and KPI performance, identifying drift or missed outcomes, and driving iterations with engineering and operating partners.
About Zipline
Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service.
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- Aug 21, 202681 days ago
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- Last seen by us
- Nov 11, 2026
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Zipline is hiring
7 open jobs
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Where the posting names them
- Experience applying machine learning, statistical modeling, optimization, or causal inference to real-world product or business problems. - Strong Python, C/C++, or Go programming skills, plus SQL proficiency and experience working with large, complex datasets. - Experience designing and interpreting experiments, including A/B tests, multiarm bandits, power analysis, metric design, and ambiguous causal results.
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About the role
We file this job under Data Scientist, by the work the posting describes.
Data scientists use statistics and models to answer harder questions, such as whether a change worked, what demand will look like next quarter, or which customers are likely to leave.
Postings usually ask for Python or R, SQL, statistics, experiment design and common machine learning methods.
Unlike an ML engineer, a data scientist's main output is often an analysis or a first model, not software running inside a product.
US government figures for data scientists
- Median yearly pay, May 2025
- $120,230
- Expected change, 2025 to 2035
- 34.6% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-2051.
Job description
About Zipline
Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.
Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.
Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.
We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.
About You and The Role
Zipline is building an autonomous delivery service that helps goods move quickly and reliably through the real world. As the service scales, decisions about pricing, routing, fleet utilization, charging, network planning, and customer experience must work across software, vehicles, and field operations. As a Senior Data Scientist on the Data Science & Analytics team, you will own high-leverage marketplace and operational decision problems from framing through launch and iteration. You will turn ambiguous questions into models, experiments, simulations, tools, and recommendations that product, engineering, operations, commercial, and business teams can use to scale the network.
What You'll Do
- Lead analysis and decision systems for priority domains including pricing, routing, fleet utilization, charging strategy, experimentation, and network planning.
- Frame ambiguous business and product questions, select the right analytical approach, and make clear recommendations with tradeoffs and expected impact.
- Build machine learning, statistical, optimization, forecasting, and simulation models for marketplace, operational, and product decisions.
- Design and analyze A/B tests, quasi-experiments, causal studies, and metric frameworks to evaluate features, policies, and growth interventions.
- Partner with engineers to productionize models, decision systems, data products, and experimentation infrastructure.
- Own post-launch decision quality by monitoring model and KPI performance, identifying drift or missed outcomes, and driving iterations with engineering and operating partners.
- Communicate complex findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders, aligning teams on decisions that improve reliability, utilization, customer experience, and unit economics.
What You'll Bring
- 6+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, applied statistics, operations research, economics, or a related analytical field.
- Experience applying machine learning, statistical modeling, optimization, or causal inference to real-world product or business problems.
- Strong Python, C/C++, or Go programming skills, plus SQL proficiency and experience working with large, complex datasets.
- Experience designing and interpreting experiments, including A/B tests, multiarm bandits, power analysis, metric design, and ambiguous causal results.
- Experience with marketplace, logistics, mobility, delivery, pricing, routing, fleet management, or similarly complex operational systems.
- Ability to build usable, explainable models and tools and to drive work from problem definition through measurable business impact.
- A quantitative degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, operations research, economics, engineering, physics, or a related field; advanced degree preferred, not required.
What Else You Need To Know
The starting cash range for this role is $160,000-220,000. Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors, including a specific candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, working location, and projected impact. The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; overtime pay; discretionary annual or performance bonuses; sales incentives; benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance; paid time off; and more.
Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities.
We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!
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As set forth in Zipline ’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
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What Else You Need To Know The starting cash range for this role is $160,000-220,000. Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors, including a specific candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, working location, and projected impact. The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; overtime pay; discretionary annual or performance bonuses; sales incentives; benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance; paid time off; and more. Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws or our own sensibilities.
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South San Francisco, California, USA
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