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The Ads Econ Team within Digicon is looking for an experienced PhD economist. You will lead science projects using cutting edge econometrics and ML to advance science, especially behind our advertising business.

Advertising is used daily to surface new selection and provide customers a wider set of product choices along their shopping journeys. The business is focused on generating value for shoppers as well as advertisers. Our team uses a combination of econometrics, machine learning, and data science to build disruptive products for all our Advertising products. We also generate insights to guide Amazon Advertising strategy, providing direct support to senior leadership.

You will also be responsible for developing the economics behind the revenue and pricing mechanisms for Amazon's budding automotive efforts.

Location could be Seattle, Los Angeles, or New York City.

Key job responsibilities

Leverage econometrics and ML models to optimize advertising strategies on behalf of our customers.

Influence key business and product decisions based on insights from models you develop.

Identify and pitch new opportunities to leadership that are suggested by the data.

Partner with other science leaders throughout Amazon to develop consistent and repeatable solutions.

Design and analyze experiments (A/B testing etc.) to evaluate different strategies.

Develop revenue and pricing strategies that meet the needs of Amazon, our customers, and our business partners.

Work with other scientists, software developers, and product partners to implement your solutions.

Basic Qualifications

• PhD in economics or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of industry, consulting, government, or academic research experience

• Knowledge of at least one statistical software package such as R, Stata, Matlab, SAS

• Experience in prediction and forecasting in a research or industrial environment

• Experience with handling of large datasets

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/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.