Economist, PXT Central Science
About the role
The People eXperience and Technology Central Science Team (PXTCS) uses economics, behavioral science, statistics, and machine learning to proactively identify mechanisms and process improvements which simultaneously improve Amazon and the lives, wellbeing, and the value of work to Amazonians. We are an interdisciplinary team that combines the talents of science and engineering to develop and deliver solutions that measurably achieve this goal. We are looking for economists who are able to work with business partners to hone complex problems into specific, scientific questions, and test those questions to generate insights.
Key job responsibilities
- Use causal inference and other econometric methods to evaluate the impact of policies on employee outcomes
- Examine how internal policies and tools and external labor market and economic conditions impact Amazon's ability to hire, develop, and retain talent
- Use scientifically rigorous methods to develop and recommend career paths for employees
- Work with teammates to apply economic methods to business problems, including identifying appropriate research questions, writing code to implement DID analysis or estimate structural models, and writing and presenting findings to business leaders
- Collaborate with partner teams throughout the process, from understanding their challenges, to developing a research agenda that will address those challenges, to helping them implement 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
About the team
We are a multidisciplinary team that combines the talents of science and engineering to develop innovative solutions to make Amazon Earth's Best Employer.
Pay
- USA, CA, San Francisco: $157,300.00 - $212,800.00 USD annually
- USA, MA, Boston: $136,000.00 - $184,000.00 USD annually
- USA, VA, Arlington: $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 (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