Manager, Core Data Science

Zoox

2600

Foster City, CA, USA

Posted on: 2024-07-17

Category: emobility

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Zoox is transforming mobility-as-a-service by developing a fully autonomous, purpose-built fleet designed for AI to drive and humans to enjoy.

Zoox is developing fully autonomous vehicles and the supporting ecosystem required to bring the technology to market at scale. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We believe the transition to self-driving vehicles requires a combination of elegant vision and uncompromising execution.

The Data team leverages data from our autonomous vehicles and operations to determine autonomy and service readiness. We provide the foundation for strategic decision-making at Zoox. You will be responsible for leading a team of data scientists who partner with our AI, simulation, and mission assurance teams to drive improvements, inform development, and identify high leverage projects on our path towards autonomy. You will play a key role in enabling Zoox to develop and scale with a data-driven environment.

You will be responsible for leading a team that provides off-vehicle ML and scenario search capabilities. You will also grow the team to handle robot allocation and experimentation capabilities.

You will join a diverse, experienced team with rapidly growing scope and responsibility while also having access to one of the most unique data sets in the autonomous vehicle industry.

Compensation

There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. The salary will range from $239,000 to $300,000. A sign-on bonus may be part of a compensation package. Compensation will vary based on geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.

About Zoox

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. Sitting at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and design, Zoox aims to provide the next generation of mobility-as-a-service in urban environments. We’re looking for top talent that shares our passion and wants to be part of a fast-moving and highly execution-oriented team.

In this role, you will:

Lead a group of data scientists, acting as a force multiplier for the applied research teams

Balance internal priorities, external requests, and unscheduled work

Hire and maintain the health of your Data sub-team

Grow/coach your direct reports and support the continued success of their careers

Qualifications:

5+ years of experience growing and managing small teams, strong communication skills, and a servant leadership mindset

Demonstrated ability to prioritize development work and build cross-functional consensus

Experience driving decision-making at various levels in an organization

Familiarity with SQL and either Python, R, or Scala

Strong technical foundations, with the ability to communicate technical concepts appropriately to engineering and business stakeholders

Experience with Spark or large-scale data analysis

Bonus Qualifications

Basic fluency in C++

Experience with geospatial data analysis

Familiarity with or exposure to search and recommendation problems

Familiarity with or exposure to operations research problems

Familiarity with or exposure to experimentation platforms

Leadership in research organizations

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