Economist, Ads Econ

Amazon Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Advertising is seeking an experienced Economist to build econometric solutions and communicate insights that guide strategy. You will leverage econometrics, ML and large-scale data to optimize advertising performance while preserving the shopper experience.

You'll collaborate with software engineers, data scientists and product partners, run experiments, productionize models, and present results to senior leaders to influence product decisions.

Qualifications

• PhD in Economics preferred.
• Strong background in econometrics and ML.
• Experience with large-scale data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Leverage econometrics and ML models to optimize advertising strategies.
• Influence key business decisions based on insights from models you develop.
• Perform hands-on analysis and modeling with enormous data sets to develop insights that increase traffic monetization and merchandise sales without compromising shopper experience.
• Work closely with software engineers on detailed requirements to productionize the models you build.
• Run A/B experiments that affect hundreds of millions of customers, evaluate the impact of your optimizations and communicate your results to various business stakeholders.
• Work with other scientists, software developers, and product partners to implement your solutions.

Skills

Econometric modeling

Machine learning

Data analysis

A/B testing

Python

R

Education

PhD in Economics

Tools

Python

R

SQL

SAS

Job description

Amazon Advertising is one of Amazon's fastest growing and most profitable businesses. Our products are used daily to surface new selection and provide customers a wider set of product choices along their shopping journeys. The business is focused on generating value for shoppers as well as advertisers. Our team uses a combination of econometrics, machine learning, and data science to build disruptive products for all our Advertising products. We also generate insights to guide Amazon Advertising strategy, providing direct support to senior leadership.

We are looking for an experienced Economist with a deep passion for building econometric solutions and the ability to communicate data insights and scientific vision to execute on strategic projects.

Key job responsibilities

• Leverage econometrics and ML models to optimize advertising strategies on behalf of our customers.
• Influence key business and product decisions based on insights from models you develop.
• Perform hands‑on analysis and modeling with enormous data sets to develop insights that increase traffic monetization and merchandise sales without compromising shopper experience.
• Work closely with software engineers on detailed requirements to productionize the models you build.
• Run A/B experiments that affect hundreds of millions of customers, evaluate the impact of your optimizations and communicate your results to various business stakeholders.
• Work with other scientists, software developers, and product partners to implement your solutions.