Data Scientist II, Advertising Measurement and Optimization at Amazon
Data Scientist II, Advertising Measurement and Optimization Details
April 23, 2019, 11:24 a.m.
Data Science
Seattle, Washington
Advertising Measurement team Amazon Advertising Measurement
The Amazon Advertising Measurement team is looking for a data scientist to join our team to lead the development of statistical methods for ad measurement and optimization. The person in this role will be responsible for improving and automating econometric models that measure the effectiveness of advertising across channels using a large and unique cross-channel advertising data asset. The incumbent will be responsible for inventing new approaches to drive a global spend of a few billion dollars annually. Responsibilities include: • Ensuring that the measurement practice leverages state of the art statistical methods and machine learning technology to measure effectiveness of advertising • Work closely with engineering and product management teams to build tools and applications on our unique big data platform to efficiently generate and deploy insights into decision-making systems at Amazon • Work closely with both business units and engineering teams to formulate measurement problems
· Graduate degree (MS) in statistics, Data Science, mathematics, economics, Operations Research, or engineering · Advanced proficiency with statistical modeling and reporting - Understanding of application of supervised learning model, such as regression, logistic regression and time-series · Ability to research, identify, evaluate, and implement modeling solutions for complex business problems · Experience using R, Python is required · Expert in SQL and Excel · 2+ years of experience presenting data-focused research to upper management · Hands-on experience using Big Data Technologies (PySpark)