Senior Economist

National Association for Business Economics; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com seeks an economist to join its Economics team in Culver City, CA. You will work directly with our Chief Economists and senior management on key business problems in retail, cloud computing, and advertising using econometric models and data-driven analysis.

You will develop new techniques to process large datasets, apply economic theory to pricing, forecasting and program evaluation, and contribute to the design of automated decision systems in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• PhD in Economics or closely related field.
• Three or more years of experience in a postdoctoral position; or, three or more years of experience in consulting, government or academic research.

Responsibilities

• Build econometric models using large data systems.
• Apply economic theory to business problems in retail, cloud, search and advertising.
• Develop new techniques to process large data sets and address quantitative problems.
• Contribute to the design of automated systems around the company.

Skills

Econometrics

Statistical analysis

Big data

Python

R

Stata

Education

PhD in Economics or closely related field

Tools

R

Python

Stata

Job description

Amazon.com strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where people can find and discover anything they want to buy online. We hire the world's brightest minds, offering them a fast paced, technologically sophisticated and friendly work environment.

Economists at Amazon will be expected to work directly with our Chief Economists and senior management on key business problems faced in retail, international retail, cloud computing, third party merchants, search, Kindle, streaming video, and operations. Amazon economists will apply the frontier of economic thinking to market design, pricing, forecasting, program evaluation, online advertising and other areas. You will build econometric models, using our world class data systems, and apply economic theory to solve business problems in a fast moving environment. Economists at Amazon will be expected to develop new techniques to process large data sets, address quantitative problems, and contribute to design of automated systems around the company.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD in Economics, Quantitative Marketing, Finance, or closely related field.
• Three or more years of experience in a postdoctoral position; or, three or more years of experience in consulting, government or academic research.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Applicants with considerably more experience, including mid-career, are also strongly encouraged.
• Strong background in statistics methodology, applications to business problems, and/or big data.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced business environment.
• Strong research track record.
• Effective verbal and written communications skills.