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Economist, Perfect Order Experience Econ Job ID: 2770322 | Amazon.com Services LLC

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

Economists at Amazon will be expected to work directly with senior management on key business problems faced in retail, international retail, cloud computing, third-party merchants, search, Kindle, streaming video, and operations. Amazon economists will apply the frontier of economic thinking to market design, pricing, forecasting, program evaluation, online advertising, and other areas. You will build econometric models, using our world-class data systems, and apply economic theory to solve business problems in a fast-moving environment. Economists at Amazon will be expected to develop new techniques to process large data sets, address quantitative problems, and contribute to the design of automated systems around the company.

About the team At Selling Partner Service Econ team, Economists and Scientists create science- and data-based solutions at scale for evaluating and optimizing programs for safeguarding consumers against potentially risky, and supporting Selling Partners and Brand Owners to help them thrive on Amazon. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

PhD in economics or equivalent

Knowledge of data analysis languages (e.g., R, Stata, Python, etc.) or other statistical software

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in a postdoctoral position, consulting position, government position, or academic research

Experience with SQL

Proven track record in research and solution of business problems leveraging techniques from economics or related disciplines

Demonstrable experience in any of the following areas of applied economics (multiple areas preferred): reduced-form causal analysis, structural estimation, predictive modeling and causal ML algorithms, forecasting, labor economics, health and insurance economics, education economics

Strong writing skills

Advanced coding ability in a scripting language such as Python

Experience working with large data sets

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Compensation:

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

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April 12, 2024 (Updated about 19 hours ago)

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