Applied Science Manager - Digital Advertising Impact

Amazon; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

Sign-on bonus

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an Applied Science Manager for Amazon Digital Advertising in Seattle. You will lead a cross-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers, setting the research direction and measurement strategies that drive trillion-dollar-scale marketing decisions.

The role emphasizes ML, causal inference, and scalable experimentation to improve Amazon’s ad products and external advertiser outcomes. Ideal candidates have deep ML/causal expertise, proven leadership, and a track record of

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's with 6+ years of applied research experience.
• 3+ years of scientists or ML engineers management experience.
• 4+ years of applied research experience.
• 3+ years building ML models for business applications.
• Knowledge of ML, NLP, information retrieval and analytics.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related languages.

Responsibilities

• Lead, hire, mentor, and develop a team of scientists and engineers.
• Set the technical vision and roadmap for the team’s measurement and modeling initiatives.
• 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

C++

Python

Leadership

Education

PhD or Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Java

C++

Python

Job description

Amazon is seeking an Applied Science Manager for Amazon Digital Advertising in Seattle. You will lead a cross-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers, setting the research direction and measurement strategies that drive trillion-dollar-scale marketing decisions.

The role emphasizes ML, causal inference, and scalable experimentation to improve Amazon’s ad products and external advertiser outcomes. Ideal candidates have deep ML/causal expertise, proven leadership, and a track record of