Economist II

About the role

Amazon.com strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where customers can shop in our stores to find and discover anything they want to buy. We hire the world's brightest minds, offering them a fast paced, technologically sophisticated and friendly work environment. Economists at Amazon partner closely with senior management, business stakeholders, scientist and engineers, and economist leadership to solve key business problems ranging from Amazon Web Services, Kindle, Prime, inventory planning, international retail, third party merchants, search, pricing, labor and employment planning, effective benefits (health, retirement, etc.) and beyond.

What you'll do

• Build econometric models using Amazon's world class data systems
• Apply approaches from a variety of skillsets including applied macro/time series, applied micro, econometric theory, empirical IO, empirical health, labor, public economics and related fields
• Work in a fast moving environment to solve business problems as a member of either a cross-functional team embedded within a business unit or a central science and economics organization
• Develop techniques that apply econometrics to large data sets
• Address quantitative problems
• Contribute to the design of automated systems around the company

Basic qualifications

• PhD in economics or equivalent

Preferred qualifications

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

Pay

• USA, CA, LOS ANGELES - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually
• USA, CA, SAN FRANCISCO - 157,300.00 - 212,800.00 USD annually
• USA, CA, SANTA CLARA - 157,300.00 - 212,800.00 USD annually
• USA, MA, BOSTON - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually
• USA, NY, New York - 157,300.00 - 212,800.00 USD annually
• USA, TX, AUSTIN - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, ARLINGTON - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, BELLEVUE - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually

Benefits

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

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