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Principal Economist, Economic Decision Science
View more categories View less categories Sector Science and Pharmaceutical Contract Type Permanent Hours Full Time
DESCRIPTION
We are looking for a leading Economist to work on exciting and challenging business problems related to Amazon Retail's worldwide product assortment. You will build innovative solutions based on econometrics, machine learning, and experimentation. You will be part of a interdisciplinary team of economists, product managers, engineers, and scientists, and your work will influence finance and business decisions affecting Amazon's vast product assortment globally.
If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, you know how to deliver results fast, and you have a deeply quantitative, highly innovative approach to solving problems, and long for the opportunity to build pioneering solutions to challenging problems, we want to talk to you.
Key job responsibilities
- Work on a challenging problem that has the potential to significantly impact Amazon's business position
- Develop econometric models and experiments to measure the customer and financial impact of Amazon's product assortment
- Collaborate with other scientists at Amazon to deliver measurable progress and change
- Influence business leaders based on empirical findings
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD in economics, statistics, quantitative marketing, or related field
- 8+ years of post-PhD experience conducting relevant policy research and engaging with policy makers
- High levels of expertise applying empirical techniques in reduced-form causal analysis and/or machine learning
- Track record of academic publications and/or high impact work in a technology company
- Ability to distill and communicate scientific insights to senior business leaders
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Deep experience and knowledge of experimentation, and of specific causal inference techniques (e.g. instrumental variables, differences-in-differences, synthetic control)
- Demonstrated ability to drive cross-organizational influence and impact in highly complex environments
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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