Senior Applied Scientist: Strategic Sourcing & Optimization

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

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to advance next‑generation strategic sourcing systems, optimizing inventory sourcing and inbound vendor flows globally. Lead design and implementation of science solutions for the Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain project, evaluating sourcing strategies and productionizing models.

You will collaborate with software engineers, PMs, and business teams to translate problems into rigorous models, drive experimentation, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied research experience.
• PhD in operations research, applied mathematics, or theoretical computer science, plus 5+ years industry experience.
• Knowledge of supply chain management, inventory control, stochastic optimization.
• Proficiency in coding (Python) with production-quality scientific software.
• Technical depth in optimization, causal inference, stochastic modeling, or sequential decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Set the scientific strategic vision for the team; lead decomposition and roadmap development.
• Identify and frame research challenges; invent novel methodologies to address them.
• Prioritize between short-term vs. long-term and business vs. technology needs.
• Write maintainable, well-tested code and perform exemplary scientific analyses.
• Drive design of scientifically-complex software; deploy models into production with impact.
• Develop reusable science components; set standards and drive adoption of state-of-the-art techniques.
• Influence team business and engineering strategies; communicate with stakeholders.
• Foster collaborations across Amazon; proactively resolve bottlenecks.
• Mentor others and participate in science hiring.
• Publish, present, and file patents to contribute to the scientific community.

Skills

Python

Optimization

Causal inference

Stochastic modeling

Sequential decision-making

Education

PhD in operations research

Applied mathematics

Theoretical computer science

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to advance next‑generation strategic sourcing systems, optimizing inventory sourcing and inbound vendor flows globally. Lead design and implementation of science solutions for the Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain project, evaluating sourcing strategies and productionizing models.

You will collaborate with software engineers, PMs, and business teams to translate problems into rigorous models, drive experimentation, and