Applied Science Manager, Amazon Digital Advertising

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 202,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in New York, NY is seeking a senior leader to head a team of scientists measuring the real-world impact of Amazon’s marketing at billion-dollar scale. You will guide ML, statistics, and econometrics to build, validate, and productionize models driving marketing decisions across products and external advertisers.

The role emphasizes building high-performing teams, tackling causal inference challenges, and shipping science to improve Amazon’s own marketing and advertising

Qualifications

• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
• 3+ years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience
• 4+ years of applied research experience
• 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience
• Knowledge of ML, NLP, Information Retrieval and Analytics
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language

Responsibilities

• Lead, hire, mentor, and develop a team of scientists and engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, scientific rigor, and operational excellence.
• Set the technical vision and roadmap for the team’s measurement and modeling initiatives, aligning with business priorities.
• Partner with senior leadership to define measurement strategies and translate business needs into science roadmaps and deliverables.
• Guide the team in applying ML, statistics, and econometrics to develop, analyze, and productionize prototype models.
• Drive the design and analysis of large-scale online experiments to validate models and measure impact.
• Foster collaboration across science teams through peer-review processes, publishing research internally and at industry conferences.
• Establish scalable, efficient, and automated processes for large-scale model development, validation, and implementation.

Skills

ML

NLP

Information Retrieval

Analytics

Java

Python

C++

Education

PhD or MSc + 6+ yrs applied research

Job description

Description

Lead a team of scientists who measure what matters—the real-world impact of Amazon’s marketing at billion-dollar scale. Amazon Advertising is one of Amazon’s fastest growing lines of business and our team occupies a unique position focused on maximizing the success of Amazon’s own marketing programs using our ad tech. Amazon marketing is Customer Zero for our ad tech, and our measurement science team is focused on quantifying the impact of the marketing that drives customers to discover and engage with Amazon’s products and services. We turn petabytes of retail, streaming, and customer signals into causal insights that make Amazon’s marketing spend smarter and more effective. As Customer Zero, we also extend the impact of methodologies, measurement systems, and insights we generate for Amazon’s marketing to directly inform the products and services we offer to external advertisers, shaping the tools that power the broader Amazon Ads ecosystem. This is a growth role for a successful candidate that is energized by building high-performing teams, tackling causal inference challenges that don’t have textbook answers, and shipping science that improves both Amazon’s own marketing and the advertising products used by the world’s largest brands.

Lead a team of scientists who measure what matters—the real-world impact of Amazon’s marketing at billion-dollar scale. Amazon Advertising is one of Amazon’s fastest growing lines of business and our team occupies a unique position focused on maximizing the success of Amazon’s own marketing programs using our ad tech. Amazon marketing is Customer Zero for our ad tech, and our measurement science team is focused on quantifying the impact of the marketing that drives customers to discover and engage with Amazon’s products and services. We turn petabytes of retail, streaming, and customer signals into causal insights that make Amazon’s marketing spend smarter and more effective. As Customer Zero, we also extend the impact of methodologies, measurement systems, and insights we generate for Amazon’s marketing to directly inform the products and services we offer to external advertisers, shaping the tools that power the broader Amazon Ads ecosystem. This is a growth role for a successful candidate that is energized by building high-performing teams, tackling causal inference challenges that don’t have textbook answers, and shipping science that improves both Amazon’s own marketing and the advertising products used by the world’s largest brands.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead, hire, mentor, and develop a team of scientists and engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, scientific rigor, and operational excellence.


• Set the technical vision and roadmap for the team’s measurement and modeling initiatives, aligning with business priorities.


• Partner with senior leadership to define measurement strategies and translate business needs into science roadmaps and deliverables.


• Guide the team in applying ML, statistics, and econometrics to develop, analyze, and productionize prototype models.


• Drive the design and analysis of large-scale online experiments to validate models and measure impact.


• Foster collaboration across science teams through peer-review processes, publishing research internally and at industry conferences.


• Establish scalable, efficient, and automated processes for large-scale model development, validation, and implementation.

Basic Qualifications

• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience


• 3+ years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience


• 4+ years of applied research experience


• 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience


• Knowledge of ML, NLP, Information Retrieval and Analytics


• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building complex software systems, especially involving deep learning, machine learning and computer vision, that have been successfully delivered to customers


• Experience communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs


• Domain expertise in quantitative marketing or advertising measurement.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, 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.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, NY, New York - 202,200.00 - 273,600.00 USD annually

USA, WA, SEATTLE - 183,800.00 - 248,700.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10539409