Amazon

Research Scientist, WW Sustainability

Amazon • $136K — $184K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PhD or Master's with 4+ years of quantitative research experience
  • Proven ability to apply scientific principles to business challenges
  • Experience analyzing experimental and observational data sets
  • Strong understanding of carbon cycles and decarbonization pathways
  • Familiarity with impact evaluation methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Develop science-based strategies for scalable carbon reduction and removal efforts
  • Identify and improve existing quantification methods in carbon markets
  • Create new methodologies to quantify climate impacts of specific projects
  • Establish partnerships with external academics and suppliers
  • Publish scientific findings to showcase Amazon's quantification efforts
  • Collaborate with project managers to implement best scientific practices
  • Travel to project sites globally for assessment and evaluation

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) matching to support retirement savings
  • Generous paid time off policy
  • Support for parental leave and family planning
  • Mental health resources and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Full Job Description
The Carbon Neutralization team is seeking a research scientist that will dive deep to drive strategy and create methodological approaches for impact evaluation in novel carbon dioxide removal and greenhouse gas emissions reduction segments. The Carbon Neutralization team is responsible for the science, strategy, and procurement of outside-value-chain greenhouse gas reduction and carbon dioxide removal credits to help reach net zero. To date, Amazon has made foundational investments in jurisdictional reductions in deforestation emissions, nature-based carbon removal via forest restoration, superpollutant abatement in refrigerants and rice cultivation, and technological carbon dioxide removal. Your work will help Amazon expand its portfolio of catalytic investments to scale essential climate solutions globally.

The ideal candidate will be able to take a first principles approach to review and design scientific quantification methodologies that allow Amazon to confidently quantify the impact of outside-value-chain greenhouse gas reduction and carbon dioxide removal interventions. The candidate should have a deep systems understandings of the carbon cycle and global decarbonization and carbon removal pathways, and familiarity with various quantitative approaches to impact and uncertainty evaluation for project-based interventions.

Key job responsibilities

- Own science-based strategy and quality bar setting in a number of scalable carbon reduction and/or removal segments, including but not limited to: biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS), enhanced rock weathering, household fuel-switching, and/or superpollutant abatement.

- Review and identify weaknesses in existing quantification approaches within voluntary and compliance carbon markets.

- Develop novel methodological approaches to quantify the climate impact of, and monitor the ongoing performance of, specific segments and/or projects.

- Build trust with external academics, civil society, and suppliers working in carbon reduction and removal.

- Publish internal- and external-facing scientific publications demonstrating Amazon's approach to quantification and credit quality.

- Work closely with portfolio and project managers and a broader Amazon sustainability science and technology community to instill best scientific practices into Amazon's neutralization investments.

- Periodically travel to project sites and facilities around the US and world.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of quantitative field research experience

- Experience investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products

- Experience analyzing both experimental and observational data sets

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Knowledge of R, MATLAB, Python or similar scripting language

- Experience with agile development

- Experience building web based dashboards using common frameworks

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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