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Amazon · 1 day ago

Economist, Prime Science

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$116K/yr - $201K/yr

Amazon is looking for an ambitious Economist to help create econometric insights for its Prime membership program. The role involves utilizing advanced statistical tools and collaborating with a team to generate insights that influence major company decisions.

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Responsibilities

Create econometric insights for world-wide Prime
Create statistical tools that embed causal interpretations
Utilize massive data, state-of-the-art scientific computing, econometrics, and machine-learning
Create insights from descriptive statistics, as well as from novel statistical and econometric models
Create internal-to-Amazon-facing automated scientific data products to power company decisions
Write strategic documents explaining how senior company leaders should utilize these insights to create sustainable value for customers

Qualification

EconometricsStatistical modelingMachine learningRPythonSQLEmotional intelligenceWriting skillsGrowth mindset

Required

PhD in economics or equivalent

Preferred

Knowledge of data analysis languages (e.g., R, Stata, Python, etc.) or other statistical software
Experience in a postdoctoral position, consulting position, government position or academic research

Benefits

Equity
Sign-on payments
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

Company

Amazon

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Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
dateFounded in 1994
location
Seattle, Washington, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://amazon.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$8.11B
Key Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO

Leadership Team

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Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
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Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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