Senior Economist, Data-Driven Customer Intelligence

Amazon Science; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Science seeks economists to apply economic methods to solve business problems within CS Economics. The role involves designing models on large-scale data, creating scalable agents for CS partners, and proposing mechanism designs for robust customer-service solutions.

Collaborate with engineers and applied scientists to estimate heterogeneous effects, conduct experiments, and translate findings into production-ready insights for business leaders.

Qualifications

• PhD in economics or equivalent.
• Experience in analytics and applied economics.
• Experience in building statistical models using R, Python, STATA, or a related software.
• Experience in industry, consulting, government or academic research.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct rigorous evaluations of CS actions.
• Develop experiments to evaluate product launches.
• Communicate complex findings to business stakeholders in clear, actionable terms.
• Work with engineering teams to develop scalable tools that automate and streamline evaluation processes.

Skills

Analytics

Applied economics

Statistical modeling

Education

PhD in economics

Tools

R

Python

STATA

Job description

Amazon Science seeks economists to apply economic methods to solve business problems within CS Economics. The role involves designing models on large-scale data, creating scalable agents for CS partners, and proposing mechanism designs for robust customer-service solutions.

Collaborate with engineers and applied scientists to estimate heterogeneous effects, conduct experiments, and translate findings into production-ready insights for business leaders.