Data Scientist II, NAS Returns Tech

Amazon Science; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

Sign-on payments

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Science in Seattle is seeking a Data Scientist to solve customer-facing problems at scale. You will apply statistical analysis, machine learning, and data mining to learn and infer shopping patterns, working with engineers, scientists, PMs, and designers.

The role focuses on scalable ML solutions for recommendations and product discovery, with a strong emphasis on reducing returns and improving customer experience. Strong coding skills and experience with GenAI are valued.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL) or scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab) experience.
• 2+ years of data scientist experience.
• 3+ years of machine learning/statistical modeling and data analysis experience.
• Experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with applied scientists, data engineers, product managers, UX designers, and business partners to answer complex problems via data analysis.
• Analyze complex datasets from diverse sources to derive insights, build segmentation models, and improve customer experience.
• Communicate findings effectively to cross-functional teams and senior leaders to earn trust.
• Multi-task across gap analysis, data integration, business intelligence, and presenting results to stakeholders.

Skills

SQL

Python

R/SAS/Matlab

Machine Learning

Statistical Modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

Are you passionate about solving unique customer-facing problems in the Amazon scale? Are you excited about utilizing statistical analysis, machine learning, data mining and leverage tons of Amazon data to learn and infer customer shopping patterns? Do you enjoy working with a diversity of engineers, machine learning scientists, product managers and user-experience designers? If so, you have found the right match!

Description

Are you passionate about solving unique customer-facing problems in the Amazon scale? Are you excited about utilizing statistical analysis, machine learning, data mining and leverage tons of Amazon data to learn and infer customer shopping patterns? Do you enjoy working with a diversity of engineers, machine learning scientists, product managers and user-experience designers? If so, you have found the right match!

Fashion is extremely fast-moving, visual, subjective, and it presents numerous unique problem domains such as product recommendations, product discovery and evaluation. The vision for Amazon Fashion is to make Amazon the number one online shopping destination for Fashion customers by providing large selections, inspiring and accurate recommendations and customer experience.

The NAS Shop and Keep (SHAKE) organization empowers customers to make confident, lasting purchase decisions by minimizing purchase anxiety and reducing returns. The NAS SHAKE science team advances this mission by innovating and developing scalable ML solutions tailored to these unique challenges. The team is hiring a Data Scientist who has a solid background in Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning, GenAI applications and Data Mining and a proven record of effectively analyzing large complex heterogeneous datasets, and is motivated to grow professionally as a Data Scientist.

Key job responsibilities

• You will work on our Science team and partner closely with applied scientists, data engineers as well as product managers, UX designers, and business partners to answer complex problems via data analysis. Outputs from your analysis will directly help improve the performance of the ML based recommendation systems thereby enhancing the customer experience as well as inform the roadmap for science and the product.
• You can effectively analyze complex and disparate datasets collected from diverse sources to derive key insights, build segmentation models and improve customer experience by reducing retail returns.
• You have excellent communication skills to be able to work with cross-functional team members to understand key questions and earn the trust of senior leaders.
• You are able to multi-task between different tasks such as gap analysis of algorithm results, integrating multiple disparate datasets, doing business intelligence, analyzing engagement metrics or presenting to stakeholders.
• You thrive in an agile and fast-paced environment on highly visible projects and initiatives.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab, etc.) experience
• 2+ years of data scientist experience
• 3+ years of machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques, and parameters that affect their performance experience
• Experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment
• Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Python, Perl, or another scripting language
• Experience in a ML or data scientist role with a large technology company
• Bachelor's degree or above in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), or experience in defining and creating benchmarks for assessing GenAI model performance
• Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences.
• Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices.

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

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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, WA, Seattle - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually