Principal Economist, Stores Economics and Science

Amazon Science; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 189,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

RSUs

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Science in Seattle is seeking a Principal Economist to advance pricing policy and seller economics across the two-sided marketplace. You will develop econometric models to estimate causal effects of fees and policy changes, guiding leaders on optimal pricing worldwide.

You will lead collaboration with Economists, Data Scientists, Strategy Analysts, and Product leads to integrate economic insights into production systems, focusing on scalable, policy-relevant solutions.

Qualifications

• Doctoral level in Economics or related quantitative field.
• Experience applying econometric methods to policy questions.
• Proficiency in statistical programming languages (R/Python/STATA).

Responsibilities

• Develop econometric models to estimate causal effects of fees and pricing policies.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Economists, Data Scientists, and product teams.
• Translate economic insights into policy and system design to influence global pricing.

Skills

PhD in Economics/CS

Big data / ML experience

R/Python/STATA coding

Education

PhD in Economics, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Description

This role will contribute to developing the Economics and Science products and services in the Fee domain, with specialization in supply chain systems and fees. Through the lens of economics, you will develop causal links for how Amazon, Sellers and Customers interact. You will be a key and senior scientist, advising Amazon leaders how to price our services. You will work on developing frameworks and scaleable, repeatable models supporting optimal pricing and policy in the two-sided marketplace that is central to Amazon's business. The pricing for Amazon services is complex. You will partner with science and technology teams across Amazon including Advertising, Supply Chain, Operations, Prime, Consumer Pricing, and Finance.

This role will contribute to developing the Economics and Science products and services in the Fee domain, with specialization in supply chain systems and fees. Through the lens of economics, you will develop causal links for how Amazon, Sellers and Customers interact. You will be a key and senior scientist, advising Amazon leaders how to price our services. You will work on developing frameworks and scaleable, repeatable models supporting optimal pricing and policy in the two-sided marketplace that is central to Amazon's business. The pricing for Amazon services is complex. You will partner with science and technology teams across Amazon including Advertising, Supply Chain, Operations, Prime, Consumer Pricing, and Finance. We are looking for an experienced Principal Economist to improve our understanding of seller Economics, enhance our ability to estimate the causal impact of fees, and work with partner teams to design pricing policy changes. In this role, you will provide guidance to scientists to develop econometric models to influence our fee pricing worldwide. You will lead the development of causal models to help isolate the impact of fee and policy changes from other business actions, using experiments when possible, or observational data when not. Key job responsibilities. The ideal candidate will have extensive Economics knowledge, demonstrated strength in practical and policy relevant structural econometrics, strong collaboration skills, proven ability to lead highly ambiguous and large projects, and a drive to deliver results. They will work closely with Economists, Data / Applied Scientists, Strategy Analysts, Data Engineers, and Product leads to integrate economic insights into policy and systems production. Familiarity with systems and services that constitute seller supply chains is a plus but not required.

About The Team

The Stores Economics and Sciences team is a central science team that supports Amazon's Retail and Supply Chain leadership. We tackle some of Amazon's most challenging economics and machine learning problems, where our mandate is to impact the business on massive scale.

Basic Qualifications

• PhD in Economics, Computer Science, or highly related field (Statistics, Finance, Math)
• Experience with big data and machine learning or data science
• Coding ability in a scripting language such as R or python or STATA

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years in industry, consulting, government, or academic research
• Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems.
• Experience in building analytic or scientific data products or solutions.
• Written and verbal communications skills to convey complicated process and systems to business partners and senior leadership.
• Applicants with considerably more and broader, experience, are also strongly encouraged.
• Strong track record in performing high-quality analysis of data at scale.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, 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. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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&DD 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.

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