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Amazon · 1 day ago

Applied Science Manager, Personalization

positionWill County, IL
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityDirector/Executive
date6+ years exp

Amazon is a leading company in e-commerce and technology, seeking an Applied Science Manager for their Personalization organization. The role involves leading a team of scientists to develop next-generation personalization systems using Large Language Models, driving research agendas, and translating research into impactful customer solutions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
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Responsibilities

Lead a team of scientists working at the frontier of LLM-based personalization
Set the technical vision and drive the research agenda
Ensure your team delivers production-ready solutions
Hire, mentor, and develop world-class scientists while fostering a culture of innovation and scientific rigor
Partner closely with engineering and product teams to translate ambitious research into customer-facing impact
Represent your team's work to senior leadership

Qualification

Applied research experienceMachine learning modelsRecommendation SystemsLarge Language ModelsNLPTeam managementStrategic thinkingBehavioral modelingUser intent modelingLLM trainingFine-tuningEffective communicationCross-team collaboration

Required

PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
3+ years of scientists or AI/machine learning engineers management experience
3+ years of experience leading teams that build and deploy ML models for business applications
Experience leading applied research in one or more of: Recommendation Systems, Information Retrieval, NLP, or Large Language Models
Demonstrated ability to think strategically, communicate effectively (written and verbal) with senior leadership, and drive cross-team collaboration

Preferred

Experience with LLM training, fine-tuning, or adaptation (e.g., tokenizer modification, domain adaptation)
Experience with sequential recommendation, user intent/mission modeling, or behavioral modeling

Company

Amazon

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Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
dateFounded in 1994
location
Seattle, Washington, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://amazon.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$8.11B
Key Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO

Leadership Team

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Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
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Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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