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Posted date: Mar 18, 2025
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Location: Seattle, WA
Estimated salary: $158,650
Range: $116,300 - $201,000
Description
Amazon's Devices Economic Value team enables measurement and optimization of Amazon Devices long-term value to help Amazon build better products for their customers. Delivering lasting value to customers is in Amazon's DNA and we are at the core of how the Devices business prioritizes its investments in innovation and optimization on behalf of customers.Join us to be a part of the team that is at the core of understanding how Amazon Devices drive deeper customer engagement and helps the business make decisions about how to optimize and balance between short term monetization and long term value creation for Amazon Device users. We are seeking a skilled Economist to build the future of long term value measurement and optimization for Amazon Devices.
Key job responsibilities:
We are looking for a talented Economist to drive the science evolution within the Devices Economic Value space (DEV). The Economist will be responsible for
driving impactful improvements to our Long Term Value models. They will be responsible for science solutions to better drive DEV generation through our production systems. We expect the Economist to drive innovation, leveraging current advances in causal inference and machine learning.
About the team:
DEV Science team’s mission is to drive measurement and optimization of long term economic value of the devices business that balances short term and long term tradeoffs across product lifecycle, and drive clear value for Amazon shoppers. We leverage science advancements across causal inference, structural modeling and machine learning, to solve challenging business problems in Amazon Devices. The team spans scientists across a wide range of seniority, tenure and specialization, including economists, data and applied scientists, with dedicated product and engineering partners.
Qualifications
PhD in Economics or closely related fieldExperience in analytics and applied economics
Extended Qualifications
Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problemsExperience in building statistical models using R, Python, STATA, or a related software
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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. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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