Economist III, AWS Central Economics and Science

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Economist, where you will tackle complex structural problems in multi-sided markets. This role is pivotal in shaping the strategic direction of the AWS Central Economics and Science team, working collaboratively with product owners and scientists to develop impactful research agendas. The environment fosters growth and learning while ensuring a balanced work-life dynamic, emphasizing long-term success and personal well-being. If you are passionate about economics and data-driven insights, this opportunity offers a stimulating and supportive atmosphere to advance your career.

Benefits

Equity options

Full medical benefits

Flexible work hours

Career development opportunities

Internal mobility options

Qualifications

• PhD in economics or equivalent required.
• Experience in analytics and applied economics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interface with product owners and leadership to create research agendas.
• Collaborate with other science teams to drive growth.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Applied Economics

Statistical Modeling

Data Analysis

Education

PhD in Economics

Tools

R

Python

STATA

Job description

Economist III, AWS Central Economics and Science

Job ID: 2894805 | Amazon.com Services LLC

We are hiring a Senior Economist with the ability to disambiguate very challenging structural problems in two and multi-sided markets. The right hire will be able to get dirty with the data to come up with stylized facts, build reduced form model that motivate structural assumptions, and build to more complex structural models. The main use case will be understanding the incremental effects of subsidies to a two sided market relate to sales motions characterized by principal agent problems.

Key job responsibilities

This role will interface directly with product owners, scientists/economists, and leadership to create multi-year research agendas that drive step change growth for the business. This role is important for development of the strategic direction of the AWS Central Economics and Science team. The role will also be an important collaborator with other science teams at AWS.

A day in the life

Our team takes big swings and works on hard cross organizational problems where the optimal success rate is not 100%. We also ask people to grow their skills and stretch and make sure we do it in a supportive and fun environment. It’s about empirically measured impact, advancement, and fun on our team. We work hard during work hours but we also don’t encourage working at nights or on weekends except in very rare, high stakes cases. Burn out isn’t a successful long run strategy. Because we invest in the long run success of our group it’s important to have hobbies, relax and then come to work refreshed and excited. It makes for bigger impact, faster skill accrual and thus career advancement.

About the team

Our group is technically rigorous and encourages ongoing academic conference participation and publication. Our leaders are here for you and to enable you to be successful. We believe in being servant leaders focused on influence: good data work has little value if it doesn’t translate into actionable insights that are rolled out and impact the real economy. We are communication centric since being able to explain what we do ensures high success rates and lowers administrative churn. Also: we laugh a lot. If it’s not fun, what’s the point?

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- PhD in economics or equivalent

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in analytics and applied economics
- Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems
- Experience in building statistical models using R, Python, STATA, or a related software
- Experience in industry, consulting, government or academic research

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, 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.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/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 here.

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