Senior Research Scientist - Research and Evaluation at Amazon
Senior Research Scientist - Research and Evaluation Details
April 27, 2019, 12:45 p.m.
Research Science
Human Resources - Fulfillment
Seattle, Washington
The Workforce Staffing
Are you passionate about transforming the Amazon high volume hiring experience for the hourly workforce? Are you a self-starter with experience leading innovative or unconventional projects? Do you embrace any opportunity to drive change via data and analytics? Do complex and difficult challenges excite you? If yes, this may be the team for you. Amazon’s mission is to be the most customer centric company in the world. The Workforce Staffing organization is on the front line of that mission by hiring the hourly fulfillment associates who make that mission a reality. We are the research team dedicated to the global hourly workforce ito drive the necessary growth and continued scale of Amazon’s associate needs within a constrained employment environment. This program will re-invent how Amazon attracts, communicates with, and ultimately hires its hourly associates. This team will own multi-layered research and program implementation to drive deep learnings, process improvements, and strategic
· Master’s degree with 5-years’ experience in a quantitative discipline (e.g., epidemiology, economics, biostatistics, public health, psychology) OR PhD degree with either a research project based Research Assistantship or post-doctoral level experience · Skilled in problem solving and in using data to answer research questions · Ability to turn complex problems into simple solutions · Can translate raw data into a language stakeholders can relate to · Ability to self-direct, multitask, and prioritize a constantly evolving workload. · Demonstrated ability to thrive in ambiguous environments by