Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon.com strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where customers can shop in our stores to find and discover anything they want to buy. We hire the world's brightest minds, offering them a fast paced, technologically sophisticated and friendly work environment.

Economists at Amazon partner closely with senior management, business stakeholders, scientist and engineers, and economist leadership to solve key business problems ranging from Amazon Web Services, Kindle, Prime, inventory planning, international retail, third party merchants, search, pricing, labor and employment planning, effective benefits (health, retirement, etc.) and beyond.

Amazon Economists build econometric models using our world class data systems and apply approaches from a variety of skillsets – applied macro/time series, applied micro, econometric theory, empirical IO, empirical health, labor, public economics and related fields are all highly valued skillsets at Amazon. You will work in a fast moving environment to solve business problems as a member of cross-functional team embedded within a business unit. You will be expected to develop techniques that apply econometrics to large data sets, address quantitative problems, and contribute to the design of automated systems around the company.

About the team
QuBIT Science (Midas team) is revolutionizing data-driven decision-making across Amazon's operations. We specialize in delivering swift, scientifically rigorous solutions that often fall outside the immediate scope of larger central science organizations.

We are currently seeking an economist to join our team. The ideal candidate will have expertise in causal inference, causal discovery, and prediction modeling. The successful applicant will be passionate about executing end-to-end science projects, applying advanced scientific methods to operational data to solve complex business challenges. This role offers a unique opportunity to directly impact Amazon's operational efficiency through applied economic analysis.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- PhD in economics or equivalent

Job Tags

Full time, Immediate start,

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