Senior Economist , Economic Decision Science

Amazon Amazon · Big Tech · London, United Kingdom · Economics

Senior Economist role focused on building innovative solutions using econometrics, machine learning, and experimentation for Amazon Retail's product assortment. The role involves developing econometric models and experiments to measure customer and financial impact, influencing business decisions, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

What you'd actually do

  1. Work on a challenging problem that has the potential to significantly impact Amazon’s business position
  2. Develop econometric models and experiments to measure the customer and financial impact of Amazon’s product assortment
  3. Collaborate with other scientists at Amazon to deliver measurable progress and change
  4. Influence business leaders based on empirical findings

Skills

Required

  • PhD in a quantitative field (e.g., economics, statistics, computer science)
  • Experience with causal inference methods (e.g., potential outcomes, graphical models, A/B testing)
  • Experience in machine learning and econometrics
  • Ability to translate business problems into quantitative models

Nice to have

  • Experience communicating research findings to senior leadership
  • Experience in building financial and operational reports
  • Experience conducting research on a global scale

What the JD emphasized

  • PhD in business economics, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics, information technology or equivalent
  • Experience in causal modeling like graphical models, causal Bayesian network, potential outcomes, A/B testing, experiments, quasi-experiments, and data science workflows
  • Experience distilling informal customer requirements into problem definitions, dealing with ambiguity and competing objectives

Other signals

  • econometrics
  • machine learning
  • experimentation
  • causal modeling