Economist, Data Science & Causal Inference

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon CS Economics seeks economists to apply economic methods to solve business problems. The role involves designing models on large-scale data, building scalable tools, and communicating findings to business leaders.

The ideal candidate will work with engineers and applied scientists to design models and propose mechanism designs to improve customer service decisions at scale. Ideal candidates collaborate with diverse teams to develop scientific models, conduct data analysis, and take

Qualifications

• PhD in economics or equivalent.
• 2+ years of industry/consulting/government/academic research experience.
• Experience with large datasets.
• Experience in prediction and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct rigorous evaluations of CS actions
• Develop experiments to evaluate product launches
• Communicate complex findings to business stakeholders in clear, actionable terms
• Work with engineering teams to develop scalable tools that automate and streamline evaluation processes

Skills

Econometric modeling

Data analysis

Experiment design

Communication with stakeholders

Education

PhD in economics or equivalent

Tools

R

Stata

Matlab

SAS

Job description

Amazon CS Economics seeks economists to apply economic methods to solve business problems. The role involves designing models on large-scale data, building scalable tools, and communicating findings to business leaders.

The ideal candidate will work with engineers and applied scientists to design models and propose mechanism designs to improve customer service decisions at scale. Ideal candidates collaborate with diverse teams to develop scientific models, conduct data analysis, and take