The Amazon Books and 4-Star physical stores team is leading Amazon’s charge into brick-and-mortar retail, and we are looking for entrepreneurial, analytical, creative, and fun leaders to help us make Amazon Books and Amazon 4-Star the world’s most customer-centric stores where customers love to shop. If you want to join a fast-paced, innovative team that is making history and breaking new ground for Amazon, this is the place for you. We are seeking a Senior Research Scientist to help us understand and improve our stores. In this role you will be responsible for using data analysis to answer key business questions, with a focus on forecasting and understanding the drivers of demand and visitor traffic at our stores. You will present your analyses and recommendations to senior executives on a regular basis, and build strong relationships with partner and customer teams across Amazon. Key responsibilities will include: · Running existing forecast models to generate demand and visitor traffic
· Advanced degree in economics, statistics, operations research, mathematics, or other quantitative discipline, or equivalent experience. · 5+ years of data analytical and data modeling experience. · Advanced knowledge of statistical software such as R or Python, as well as Excel and SQL. · Experience presenting to senior business leaders. · Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously. · Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with customer and partner teams. · Excellent written and oral communication skills. · Experience using AWS compute and storage tools