Economist II - AMZ9080564

Amazon.com Services LLC - A57; New York (NY); On-site; USD 157,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks an economist to tackle key business problems across various sectors including retail and cloud computing. The role involves applying economic theory, building econometric models, and presenting findings to management. Ideal candidates will have a Master's in Economics or equivalent experience, along with proficiency in data analysis tools.

Benefits

Medical Benefits

Financial Benefits

Equity Compensation

Sign-On Payments

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in Economics, Finance, or related field.
• One year of experience in private consulting, government, or academic research.

Responsibilities

• Work with management on key business problems in various sectors.
• Build econometric models and apply economic theory to solve problems.
• Present analysis to various levels of management.

Skills

Program Evaluation

Forecasting

Time Series

Panel Data

SQL

Education

Master's degree in Economics

Bachelor's degree in Economics

Tools

Matlab

R

SAS

Stata

Job description

Work with the chief economist and / or senior management on key business problems faced in retail, international retail, cloud computing, third party merchants, search, Kindle, streaming video, and / or operations. Apply the frontier of economic thinking to market design, pricing, forecasting, program evaluation, online advertising and other areas. Build econometric models using data systems. Apply economic theory to solve business problems. Develop new techniques to process large data sets, address quantitative problems, and contribute to design of automated systems. Apply tools from applied micro-econometrics (e.g. experimental design, difference-in-difference, regression discontinuity, and IV) and forecasting (essential time series models). Leverage big data tools for data extraction. Write up and present analysis for distribution to various levels of management at Amazon.

Position Requirements :

Master's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Economics, Finance, or a related field and one year of research or work experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Economics, Finance, or a related field and five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation as equivalent to the Master's degree and one year of experience. Must have one year of research or work experience in the following skill(s) : (1) private consulting, government, or academic research; (2) use of program evaluation, forecasting, time series, panel data, and high dimensional problems; (3) use of Matlab, R, SAS or Stata; and (4) knowledge of SQL.

Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation

40 hours / week, 8 : 00am-5 : 00pm, Salary Range $157,300 / year to $212,800 / year

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.