Data Scientist, WW Ops FP&A

About the role

The WW Operations IPAT team is revolutionizing Amazon's financial forecasting through TrendCast, an innovative, automated, science-based top-down forecast modeling engine. As we expand our scope into Generative AI, we are building a sophisticated, LLM-powered Finance Knowledge Base to streamline decision-making. We are seeking a strong Data Scientist II to drive the technical strategy for these advanced analytical and AI-driven solutions. In this role, you will act as a technical lead, translating high-level business ambiguity into scalable, production-grade systems while influencing cross-functional roadmaps.

Key job responsibilities

• Own and solve difficult business problems where the solution approach is unclear, delivering high-quality artifacts that directly influence financial decisions for senior leadership
• Apply a range of data science methodologies (statistical modeling, machine learning, time series analysis, econometrics) to solve complex forecasting challenges
• Design and implement scalable, reliable approaches to extract insights from large, complex datasets across multiple domains
• Develop metrics to quantify the benefits of solutions and measure project progress and success
• Design and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems and LLM-based solutions to enhance financial knowledge retrieval and decision support
• Proactively identify and solve challenges related to GenAI solutions including accuracy, latency, and context management
• Partner with finance stakeholders, engineers, and other scientists to identify data requirements and deliver solutions that meet customer needs
• Write clear, factually correct documents with substantial analytical components; explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Provide peer feedback on solutions and results; mentor and teach less experienced data scientists

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of data scientist experience
• 3+ years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab, etc.) experience
• 3+ years of machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques, and parameters that affect their performance experience
• 1+ years of guiding and coaching a group of researchers experience
• 1+ years of working with or evaluating AI systems experience
• 1+ years of creating or contributing to mathematical textbooks, research papers, or educational content experience
• Master's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), or experience working in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• Experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
• Knowledge of machine learning concepts and their application to reasoning and problem-solving
• Experience in Python, Perl, or another scripting language
• Experience in a ML or data scientist role with a large technology company
• Experience in defining and creating benchmarks for assessing GenAI model performance
• Experience working on multi-team, cross-disciplinary projects
• Experience applying quantitative analysis to solve business problems and making data-driven business decisions
• Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication

Pay

USA, WA, Bellevue - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually

Benefits

• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
• Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Mental Health Support and Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off and parental leave

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