[Hiring] Senior Economist @Amazon

Role Description

The Central Science Team within Amazon’s People Experience and Technology org (PXTCS) uses economics, behavioral science, statistics, and machine learning to proactively identify mechanisms and process improvements which simultaneously improve Amazon and the lives, well-being, and the value of work to Amazonians. We are an interdisciplinary team, which combines the talents of science and engineering to develop and deliver solutions that measurably achieve this goal.

We are looking for a Senior Economist who is able to:

• Provide structure around complex business problems.
• Hone those complex problems into specific, scientific questions.
• Test those questions to generate insights.
• Work with various science, engineering, operations, and analytics teams to estimate models and algorithms on large scale data.
• Design pilots and measure their impact.
• Transform successful prototypes into improved policies and programs at scale.
• Lead teams of researchers to produce robust, objective research results and insights which can be communicated to a broad audience inside and outside of Amazon.

The ideal candidate has:

• A PhD in Economics and deep expertise in causal inference and applied econometrics.
• Experience with large-scale data.
• Proficiency in statistical programming (Python).
• Familiarity with machine learning methods.

To be successful in this role, you should be:

• Comfortable operating with ambiguity.
• Able to independently scope and prioritize research agendas.
• Skilled at influencing decisions through rigorous analysis.
• Comfortable with using AI tools.

Qualifications

• PhD in economics or equivalent.

Requirements

• Experience in analytics and applied economics.
• Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems.
• Experience in building statistical models using R, Python, STATA, or a related software.
• Experience in industry, consulting, government or academic research.

Company Description

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