Position: Economist II - AMZ27751.1
Location: Irvine, CA
Multiple Positions Available:
Work with the chief economist and/or senior management on key business problems faced in retail, international retail, cloud computing, third party merchants, search, Kindle, streaming video, and/or operations. Apply the frontier of economic thinking to market design, pricing, forecasting, program evaluation, online advertising and other areas. Build econometric models using data systems. Apply economic theory to solve business problems. Develop new techniques to process large data sets, address quantitative problems, and contribute to design of automated systems. Apply tools from applied micro-econometrics (e.g. experimental design, difference-in-difference, regression discontinuity, and IV) and forecasting (essential time series models). Leverage big data tools for data extraction. Write up and present analysis for distribution to various levels of management at Amazon.
(40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $136000 - $184000)
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
PhD degree or foreign equivalent in Economics, Finance, or a related field and two years of post-doctoral research or work experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Must have one year of research or work experience in the following skill(s): private consulting, government, or academic research; use of program evaluation, forecasting, time series, panel data, and high dimensional problems; use of Matlab, R, SAS or Stata; and knowledge of SQL.
The pay range for this position in Irvine, CA is $136000 - $184000 (yr); however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A sign-on bonus and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. This information is provided by California Equal Pay Act. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via Amazon's internal or external careers site.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
All applicants must meet all the above listed requirements.