Amazon

Senior Economist, Decision Science - Devices

Amazon$183K — $247K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PhD in economics or equivalent expertise.
  • Experience in analytics and applied economics.
  • Proven ability to execute an analytic vision for business problems.
  • Skilled in statistical modeling with R, Python, STATA, or similar software.
  • Background in industry, consulting, government, or academic research.

Responsibilities

  • Develop econometric/machine learning models to measure device demand.
  • Review and mentor junior scientists on models and results.
  • Generate economic insights for Devices and Services business.
  • Communicate strategic vision both within and outside the team.
  • Identify business opportunities and define solutions.
  • Collaborate with senior scientists and business leadership across units.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401(k) matching to support retirement savings.
  • Generous paid time off and parental leave policies.
  • Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage available.
  • Mental health support and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Full Job Description
Are you excited about making business decisions using science and data? Are you interested in supporting consumer device concepts from idea inception to launch? Do you want to work on a Science Product team focused on scaling statistics and econometrics with custom tools? If so, this may be the role for you!

The Decision Science team in Devices owns demand estimates and pricing recommendations of concept devices before customers know they exist. We support devices and services ranging from Echo Frames to Kindle Paperwhite to Blink Video Camera ...all prior to launch. We are a cross-functional Product team working to scale Econometrics through Amazon and beyond by incorporating Science into internal facing tools and making it easier for others to do so as well.

In this role, you will have input in decision meetings with Amazon senior leadership, which include go/no-go decisions for brand new devices and services and build volume decisions for manufacture prior to receiving any customer signal. You will have direct input to pricing decisions. You will leverage Science and Tools produced by the Decision Science team such as conjoint demand models to produce these recommendations. You will work with Scientists, Economists, Product Managers, and Software Developers to provide meaningful feedback about stakeholder problems to inform business solutions and increase the velocity, quality, and scope behind our recommendations. You will also have the opportunity to work on special projects to both guide the business and advance your own knowledge and understanding of specific topics.

Key job responsibilities

Applies expertise to develop econometric/machine learning models to measure the demand of devices and the business;

Reviews models and results for other scientists, mentors junior scientists;

Generates economic insights for the Devices and Services business and work with stakeholders to run the business for effectively;

Describes strategic importance of vision inside and outside of team; and,

Identifies business opportunities, defines the problem and how to solve it;

Engages with senior scientists, business leadership outside Devices and Services to understand interplay between different business units.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- PhD in economics or equivalent

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in analytics and applied economics

- Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems

- Experience in building statistical models using R, Python, STATA, or a related software

- Experience in industry, consulting, government or academic research

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, CA, San Jose - 183,000.00 - 247,600.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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