Applied Scientist, Amazon Private Brands

Amazon; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an Applied Scientist for its Private Brands team to develop ML/AI-driven solutions that enhance customer experience. This role involves building scalable models, optimizing data insights, and collaborating across teams to deliver actionable results. Candidates should have extensive experience in machine learning, programming, and statistical analysis.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of building business models experience.
• Experience in peer-reviewed publications.
• Strong foundational knowledge in algorithms and data structures.

Responsibilities

• Lead large projects requiring technical and domain expertise.
• Optimize and simplify solutions for interconnected systems.
• Mentor team members and participate in hiring processes.

Skills

Machine Learning

Generative AI

Statistical Analysis

Economics

Programming in Java, C++, Python

Education

PhD or Master's degree in CS, CE, ML or related field

Tools

Unix/Linux

Job description

Applied Scientist, Amazon Private Brands

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Description

Join our Private Brand Intelligence (PBI) organization in building ML/AI driven solutions at scale to delight our customers with products across our leading private brands such as Amazon Basics, Amazon Essentials, and by Amazon.

Description

Join our Private Brand Intelligence (PBI) organization in building ML/AI driven solutions at scale to delight our customers with products across our leading private brands such as Amazon Basics, Amazon Essentials, and by Amazon.

PBI applies Generative AI, Machine Learning, Statistics, and Economics to derive actionable insights about the complex economy of Amazon’s retail business. We also develop ML/Econ models and algorithms to drive strategic business decisions and improve operations. We are an interdisciplinary team of Scientists, Economists, Engineers, and Product Managers incubating and building day one solutions using novel technology, to solve some of the toughest business problems at Amazon.

You will work with business leaders and economists to translate business and functional requirements into concrete deliverables, including the design, development, testing, and deployment of highly scalable distributed solutions. You will invent and implement scalable ML and econometric models while building tools to help our customers gain and apply insights. This is a unique, high visibility opportunity for someone who wants to have business impact, dive deep into large-scale science problems, enable measurable actions on the Consumer economy, and work closely with scientists and economists. If you are interested in Machine Learning, Generative AI, and large-scale intelligent solutions then this is the role you have been looking for.

We are a Day 1 team, with a charter to be disruptive through the use of the novel techniques and algorithms. You will start on green field projects working with engineers to bring our models to life as well as data products that other teams can benefit from. We are an inclusive team, and are looking for Applied Scientists that aren't averse to learning and building and or optimizing ML models alongside our engineers, product managers and business partners.

As an Applied Scientist on the team, you will drive improvements to our business, collaborating with scientists, economists, engineers and highly-engaged stakeholders to deliver actionable insights continuously. We’re truly an agile shop: we work closely with users, deliver features with high frequency, can pivot on a dime when needed, and are passionate about solving customer pain points. We are looking for applied science leaders who share our vision for continuously improving the customer experience, who are motivated by challenging business problems and who love thinking big.

Key job responsibilities

• You will take the lead on large projects that span multiple teams. The problems you solve will be ambiguous, requiring both technical and domain expertise. You will deliver significant benefits to business.
• You need to understand challenges in your teams’ business area, the applicability of relevant machine learning disciplines, and interactions among systems. You will influence your team’s technical and business strategy by making insightful contributions to team priorities and approach.
• You will make solutions simpler. You will optimize connected systems using their dynamics. You will improve the consistency and integration between your team’s solutions and the work being done by related teams.
• You will improve the work done by others, either via a collaborative effort or by increasing their scientific knowledge, using specialized tools or advanced techniques. You will lead and actively participate in scientific reviews for your team and others.
• You are able to communicate your ideas effectively to achieve the right outcome for your team and customer including when to make appropriate trade-offs. You harmonize discordant views and lead the resolution of contentious issues.
• You actively participate in the hiring process and improve the skills and knowledge of others via mentoring.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of building models for business application experience
• PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
• Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Unix/Linux
• Experience in professional software development
  
  

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.


Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A3008660

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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