Economist, Prime Science, Prime Science

Amazon Science; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon Science seeks an ambitious Economist to develop econometric insights for Prime worldwide. You will work with economists, data professionals, product managers and engineers to embed causal interpretations using econometrics, machine-learning, and large-scale data.

You will produce insights from descriptive statistics and advanced models, and help create internal data products for guiding senior leadership decisions. The role spans multiple Prime benefits and business areas.

Qualifications

• PhD in economics or equivalent.
• Strong econometrics and causal inference skills are required.
• Experience with large-scale data analysis and statistical software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop econometric insights to inform Prime-wide decisions.
• Embed causal interpretations into statistical tools and models.
• Collaborate with economists, data professionals, product managers and software engineers.
• Produce internal data products and write strategic documents for senior leadership.

Skills

R

Python

Stata

SQL

Education

PhD in economics

Job description

Description

Amazon Prime is looking for an ambitious Economist to help create econometric insights for world-wide Prime. Prime is Amazon's premiere membership program, with over 200M members world-wide. This role is at the center of many major company decisions that impact Amazon's customers. These decisions span a variety of industries, each reflecting the diversity of Prime benefits. These range from fast-free e-commerce shipping, digital content (e.g., exclusive streaming video, music, gaming, photos), reading, healthcare, and grocery offerings. Prime Science creates insights that power these decisions.

As an economist in this role, you will create statistical tools that embed causal interpretations. You will utilize massive data, state-of-the-art scientific computing, econometrics (causal, counterfactual/structural, experimentation), and machine-learning, to do so. Some of the science you create will be publishable in internal or external scientific journals and conferences. You will work closely with a team of economists, applied scientists, data professionals (business analysts, business intelligence engineers), product managers, and software/data engineers. You will create insights from descriptive statistics, as well as from novel statistical and econometric models. You will create internal-to-Amazon-facing automated scientific data products to power company decisions. You will write strategic documents explaining how senior company leaders should utilize these insights to create sustainable value for customers. These leaders will often include the senior-most leaders at Amazon. The team is unique in its exposure to company-wide strategies as well as senior leadership. It operates at the research frontier of utilizing data, econometrics, artificial intelligence, and machine-learning to form business strategies.

About The Team

The Prime Economics organization is a cross-functional group of scientists (economists, research scientists, applied scientists), business intelligence engineers, software engineers and product managers embedded within Prime.

Basic Qualifications

• PhD in economics or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of data analysis languages (e.g., R, Stata, Python, etc.) or other statistical software
• Experience with SQL

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 - 129,200.00 - 174,700.00 USD annually