Amazon · 17 hours ago
Economist, Automated Profitability Management, Automated Profitability
Seattle, Washington, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$136K/yr - $184K/yr
2+ years expAmazon.com is striving to be Earth's most customer-centric company, and they are seeking an Economist for their Automated Profitability Management team. This role involves developing econometric and machine learning models to optimize contract negotiations and improve profitability for Amazon Retail worldwide.
RetailArtificial Intelligence (AI)E-CommerceLogisticsDeliveryFoundational AI
Responsibilities
Develop econometric and causal models to improve the outcome of contract negotiations for all products offered by Amazon Retail worldwide
Determine the causal impacts of systems, strategy, or inputs changes on business growth and profitability through experiments or observational methods
Collaborate with product managers, applied scientists, economists, and software developers to incorporate economic models into negotiation tooling
Qualification
Required
PhD in economics or equivalent
Preferred
2+ years of industry, consulting, government, or academic research experience
Knowledge of at least one statistical software package such as R, Stata, Matlab, SAS
Experience in prediction and forecasting in a research or industrial environment
Experience with handling of large datasets
Benefits
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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