Senior Economist, Stores Economics and Science

Amazon Amazon · Big Tech · Seattle, WA · Economics

Senior Economist role focused on developing economic and econometric models for supply chain and inventory selection, understanding customer value, and advising leaders on pricing and policy in a two-sided marketplace. The role involves partnering with science and technology teams and has a mandate to impact the business on a massive scale. Experience with AI tools and methods is valued.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop Economic and Econometric models and thought leadership on projects that span our business, with a particular focus on supply chain and inventory selection.
  2. Develop a deeper understanding of how customers value our selection and interact with Amazon's store to make shopping easier.
  3. Work on developing frameworks and scaleable, repeatable models supporting optimal pricing and policy in the two-sided marketplace that is central to Amazon's business.
  4. Partner with science and technology teams across Amazon including Supply Chain, Operations, Retail, FBA, Consumer Pricing, and Finance.

Skills

Required

  • PhD in Economics, Computer Science, or highly related field (Statistics, Finance, Math)
  • 5+ years in industry, consulting, government, or academic research
  • Experience with machine learning or Gen AI
  • Coding ability in a scripting language such as Python

Nice to have

  • Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems.
  • Experience in building analytic or scientific data products or solutions.
  • Written and verbal communications skills to convey complicated process and systems to business partners and senior leadership.
  • Strong track record in performing high-quality analysis of data at scale.

What the JD emphasized

  • Ability to incorporate AI tools and methods into your work is highly valued.