Senior Applied Scientist: Global Fulfillment Optimization

Amazon Science; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Science in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist specializing in optimization to design, develop, and evaluate mathematical models for outbound transportation planning and execution. You will work with Fulfillment Planning & Execution Science, collaborating with software engineers to productionize models at Amazon scale.

The role emphasizes solving complex supply chain problems, mentoring junior researchers, and applying state-of-the-art optimization and machine learning

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied research experience.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language.
• 5+ years of industry or academic research experience.
• Ph.D. in Operations Research, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of mathematics optimization such as linear programming and nonlinear optimization experience.
• Experience hiring and leading experienced scientists as well as having a successful record of developing junior members from academia or industry to a successful career track.
• Knowledge of problem solving, algorithm design and complexity analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and evaluate highly innovative math models for solving complex business problems.
• Research and apply the latest optimization techniques and best practices from both academia and industry.
• Think about customers and how to improve the customer delivery experience.
• Use analytical techniques to create scalable solutions for business problems.
• Work closely with software engineering teams to build model implementations and integrate successful models and algorithms in production systems at very large scale.
• Technically lead and mentor other scientists in team.
• Establish scalable, efficient, automated processes for large scale data analyses, model development, model validation and model implementation.

Skills

Applied research

Programming

Mathematics optimization

Leadership

Problem solving

Education

PhD in OR or related field

Tools

Java

C++

Python

Job description

Amazon Science in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist specializing in optimization to design, develop, and evaluate mathematical models for outbound transportation planning and execution. You will work with Fulfillment Planning & Execution Science, collaborating with software engineers to productionize models at Amazon scale.

The role emphasizes solving complex supply chain problems, mentoring junior researchers, and applying state-of-the-art optimization and machine learning