Economist II, JP Economics & Decision Sciences, JP Economics and Decision Sciences
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As one of the first economists based outside North America and EU, you will play a pioneering role in expanding Amazon's economist community in Asia and make an outsized impact on our international marketplace operations.
At Amazon, you'll work alongside the latest AI and GenAI tools that are increasingly woven into how teams operate: from AI-powered capabilities that accelerate decision-making, to Generative AI that helps you focus on work that truly matters. You'll have opportunities and resources to develop AI fluency at your own pace, with continuous learning built into the culture.
Key job responsibilities
Design and execute causal inference analyses using econometric techniques to measure the impact of business initiatives on key marketplace metrics
Build economic models to optimize pricing strategies, product selection decisions, and delivery speed investments that balance customer experience with business profitability
Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and business leaders to translate complex business questions into tractable research problems and deliver actionable insights
Design and analyze experiments to test hypotheses and validate causal relationships in observational data
Develop scalable analytical frameworks and tools using R, Python, or Stata that can be leveraged across multiple business use cases
Present findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership, through clear written narratives and data visualizations
Partner with Machine Learning and BI team members to integrate economic insights into automated decision-making systems
About the team
The JP Economics and Decision Sciences team is a central science team that applies rigorous economic theory, causal inference methods, and machine learning to solve complex business challenges across the JP marketplace and beyond. We work closely with JP business leaders to drive change at Amazon, focusing on solving long-term, ambiguous problems while providing advisory support for short-term business pain points. Key topics include pricing, product selection, delivery speed, profitability, and customer experience. We tackle these issues by building novel economic and econometric models, machine learning systems, and high-impact experiments which we integrate into business, financial, and system-level decision making. Our work is highly collaborative and we regularly partner with JP-, EU-, and US-based interdisciplinary teams.
Basic qualifications
- PhD in economics or equivalent
- 2+ years of industry, consulting, government, or academic research experience
Preferred qualifications
- Knowledge of at least one statistical software package such as R, Stata, Matlab, SAS
- Experience with handling of large datasets
- Experience with SQL
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
How we score this
Economist II, JP Economics & Decision Sciences, JP Economics and Decision Sciences at Amazon scores 8 out of 100 on AI centrality, which makes it AI Level 1 of 4 (Little AI) on this board. The level measures how much of the work is AI, not seniority.
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