Amazon · 4 days ago
Senior Economist
New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$143K/yr - $248K/yr
5+ years expAmazon.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. The Senior Economist will partner with management and stakeholders to solve complex business problems, develop econometric models, and apply various economic methodologies in a fast-paced environment.
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Responsibilities
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 either a cross-functional team embedded within a business unit or a central science and economics organization
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
Qualification
Required
PhD in economics or equivalent
Preferred
5+ yrs of relevant, broad research science experience after PhD degree or equivalent
Advanced expertise and knowledge of applying observational causal interference methods
Strong background in statistics methodology, applications to business problems, and/or big data
Ability to work in a fast-paced business environment
Strong research track record
Effective verbal and written communications skills with both economists and non-economist audiences
Benefits
A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
Recent News
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