Amazon

Economist III - AMZ9898444

Amazon$159K — $215K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. or foreign equivalent in Economics or related field
  • 2 years of research or work experience in a related occupation
  • Experience with econometrics including program evaluation and forecasting
  • Familiarity with economic theory and quantitative methods
  • Proficiency in coding with R, Python, or similar scripting languages

Responsibilities

  • Mentor applied scientists and economists to ensure technical rigor
  • Design and lead scientific project roadmaps for improved user experiences
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to address system constraints
  • Identify and explore untapped research directions
  • Communicate scientific innovations to internal and external communities

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and financial benefits
  • Potential for equity and sign-on bonuses
  • Access to a range of employee benefits throughout the organization
Full Job Description
MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Employer: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC

Offered Position: Economist III

Job Location: Boston, Massachusetts



Position Responsibilities:

Mentor and guide the applied scientists and economists in our organization and hold us to a high standard of technical rigor and excellence in science. Design and lead roadmaps for complex science projects to help SP have a delightful selling experience while creating long term value for our shoppers. Work with our engineering partners and draw upon your experience to meet latency and other system constraints. Identify untapped, high-risk technical and scientific directions, and simulate new research directions that you will drive to completion and deliver. Be responsible for communicating our science innovations to the broader internal & external scientific community.

Position Requirements:

Ph.D. or foreign equivalent degree in Economics or a related field and two years of research or work experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Must have two years of research or work experience in the following skill(s): 1) experience in econometrics including experience with program evaluation, forecasting, time series, panel data, or high dimensional problems; 2) experience with economic theory and quantitative methods; and 3) coding in a scripting language such as R, Python, or similar.

40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $159,200/year to $215,300/year.

Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, visit:

https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.#0000

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Position Requirements:

Ph.D. or foreign equivalent degree in Economics or a related field and two years of research or work experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Must have two years of research or work experience in the following skill(s): 1) experience in econometrics including experience with program evaluation, forecasting, time series, panel data, or high dimensional problems; 2) experience with economic theory and quantitative methods; and 3) coding in a scripting language such as R, Python, or similar.#0000

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Please see job description and the position requirements above.

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