Lead Applied Scientist, AWS Prototyping

Amazon Science; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Science is seeking a Sr. Applied Science Manager to guide the AWS Specialist Prototyping team, directing science projects at the frontier of machine learning and computer vision. You will recruit, mentor, and lead scientists while driving customer-facing prototyping engagements from conception to transition.

The role emphasizes leadership across teams, solving complex ML challenges, and delivering innovative AWS solutions with impact for large-scale customers.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science (ML, AI, Statistics, or equivalent).
• Experience leading science/engineering teams.
• Experience distilling informal customer requirements into problem definitions, dealing with ambiguity and competing objectives.
• Experience applying ML to solve complex problems for large scale applications.

Responsibilities

• Set the science direction for the AWS Specialist Prototyping team on emerging tech with high ambiguity and impact.
• Recruit, mentor and grow Applied Scientists; establish team planning and reviews.
• Serve as engagement manager: source, qualify, scope, execute, deliver and transition prototyping engagements with customers.

Skills

Team leadership

ML applications

Customer-facing collaboration

Hiring & mentoring

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science (ML/AI/Statistics)

PhD in Computer Science (ML/AI/Statistics)

Job description

Amazon Science is seeking a Sr. Applied Science Manager to guide the AWS Specialist Prototyping team, directing science projects at the frontier of machine learning and computer vision. You will recruit, mentor, and lead scientists while driving customer-facing prototyping engagements from conception to transition.

The role emphasizes leadership across teams, solving complex ML challenges, and delivering innovative AWS solutions with impact for large-scale customers.