Policy Research Analyst

Policy Research Analyst

Lyft

San Francisco, CA

At Lyft, community is what we are and it’s what we do. It’s what makes us different. To create the best ride for all, we start in our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization where all team members are recognized for what they bring.

Lyft expands transportation access. As the pioneer in peer-to-peer transportation networks, Lyft is constantly innovating and creating the next generation of transportation with our community-powered ridesharing platform.

The Public Policy team is the voice of the Lyft community to legislators and policymakers, charged with a multi-faceted mission that includes research, education, advocacy, and community outreach. The work we do lays the legal framework and policy foundation for the future of transportation. We are looking for someone passionate about Lyft to help frame conversations happening across the US.

The Policy Research Analyst will leverage Lyft’s vast database to answer important questions regarding the impact of Lyft on drivers, riders, local economies, transit systems, transportation access, environment, crime, impaired driving, and other policy-oriented topics. Reports will inform legislators around the world, in addition to stakeholders across the company including Public Policy, Communications, Marketing, and Lyft executives.

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Responsibilities:

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Perform technical data and geospatial analysis to:

Produce talking points with company data for Policy Managers and develop Public Affairs collateral

Inform stakeholders on Lyft's social impact and responsibility goals

Discover interesting research opportunities

Define, write, vet and procure data for 3rd party researchers

Work directly with researchers to define and vet scope of work

Design and build custom metrics using SQL and Python

Build queries to execute data agreements

Follow proper security protocols for data transfer

Quantitative Research Support

Research and respond to daily quantitative research inquiries from the Policy team and other internal stakeholders

Long-term Quantitative Projects

Inform the design and implementation of projects relating to curb access, street design and other city pilot projects

Build out geospatial visualization solutions for Public Affairs collateral and policy initiatives

Work with policy advisors to build out legislative databse and assicated visualization structures

Author and maintain ETL to support Policy team analytics

Provide technical and project management support to advance strategic Policy team initiatives

Strategic Internal Partnership Support

Build relationships with and assist other internal teams, including but no limited to Transit Partnerships, Airports, Communications and Legal, on reporting requirements and other matters

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Experience & Skills:

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3+ year of experience in an analytical role

B.S. preferably in economics, applied math, statistics or other quantitative field

Strong interest in public policy, especially transportation and/or urban planning

Proficient with SQL, GIS, Python/R and Excel

Hypothesis testing and causal inference

Regression analysis

Ability to efficiently query, join and analyze large data sets

Experience authoring data pipelines in Postgres and/or Hive

Great oral and written communication skills

Demonstrated ability to distill complex statistical results into simple facts

Ability to thrive in a startup environment

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Javascript and web-based data visualization, particularly with D3.js, Leaflet.js, Mapbox

Economics experience

Lyft is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Lyft does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws or prohibited by Company policy. Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and other similar state laws and local ordinances, and its internal policy, Lyft will also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.