Principal Economist, Stores Economics and Science

About the role

The role will contribute to developing the Economics and Science products and services in the Fee domain, with specialization in supply chain systems and fees. Through the lens of economics, you will develop causal links for how Amazon, Sellers and Customers interact. You will be a key and senior scientist, advising Amazon leaders how to price our services.

Responsibilities

• Develop causal links for how Amazon, Sellers and Customers interact through the lens of economics.
• Provide guidance to scientists to develop econometric models to influence our fee pricing worldwide.
• Lead the development of causal models to help isolate the impact of fee and policy changes from other business actions, using experiments when possible, or observational data when not.
• Work closely with Economists, Data / Applied Scientists, Strategy Analysts, Data Engineers, and Product leads to integrate economic insights into policy and systems production.

Requirements

• PhD in Economics, Computer Science, or highly related field (Statistics, Finance, Math)
• Experience with big data and machine learning or data science
• Coding ability in a scripting language such as R or python or STATA

Qualifications

• 10+ years in industry, consulting, government, or academic research
• Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems
• Experience in building analytic or scientific data products or solutions
• Written and verbal communications skills to convey complicated processes and systems to business partners and senior leadership
• Strong track record in performing high-quality analysis of data at scale

Skills

• Extensive Economics knowledge
• Demonstrated strength in practical and policy relevant structural econometrics
• Strong collaboration skills
• Proven ability to lead highly ambiguous and large projects
• A drive to deliver results

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave