Senior Data Scientist, JP Seller Services

Amazon is hiring a Senior Data Scientist, JP Seller Services in Tokyo, Japan. Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

Level's read on this job

Builds AI ●●●● is how Level rates this data scientist role: the job is building AI systems.
The posting mentions Python, SQL and AWS Quicksight among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a senior role.
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AI in this role

Build and scale end-to-end AI-native recommendation models and ML solutions to accelerate seller growth on Amazon Marketplace.

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We are seeking an exceptional Senior Data Scientist to join our JP Seller Services team, where you will play a pivotal role in enabling seller growth and success on Amazon Marketplace through innovative products, technology, and data-driven solutions. As a key member of JP Seller Services, you will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across Amazon to develop sophisticated AI-native science solutions and innovative problem-solving products through advanced analytics, machine learning, statistical modeling and generative AI. These solutions will enable seller business growth on Amazon Marketplace and deliver key strategic decisions impacting our entire business. The ideal candidate combines strong technical depth with the strategic thinking to address complex business problems at scale.

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
(1) Implement AI-driven solutions to streamline and accelerate the science model development and evaluation cycle, enabling faster iteration and impact delivery.
(2) Develop science-based solutions to optimize seller engagement channel strategies.
(3) Build and scale end-to-end AI-native recommendation models using generative AI and ML to identify critical seller challenges and unlock business growth opportunities.
(4) Collaborate with stakeholders to transform business insights into rigorous scientific solutions.

Basic qualifications

- 5+ years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab, etc.) experience
- 4+ years of data scientist experience
- Experience with statistical models e.g. multinomial logistic regression

Preferred qualifications

- 2+ years of data visualization using AWS QuickSight, Tableau, R Shiny, etc. experience
- Experience managing data pipelines
- Experience as a leader and mentor on a data science team

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How we rate this

Senior Data Scientist, JP Seller Services at Amazon rates 85 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Senior Data Scientist, JP Seller Services is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 4 of 4: Builds AI.
The role is based in JP, 13, Tokyo.
The job was posted on April 28, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Machine learningGenerative AIStatistical ModelingRecommendation SystemsData SciencePythonSQLAWS Quicksight

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Pay

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