Research Scientist, Special Projects

About the role

Innovators wanted! Are you an entrepreneur? A builder? A dreamer? This role is part of an Amazon Special Projects team that takes the company’s Think Big leadership principle to the next level. We focus on creating entirely new products and services with a goal of positively impacting the lives of our customers. No industries or subject areas are out of bounds. If you’re interested in innovating at scale to address big challenges in the world, this is the team for you.

Responsibilities

• Work with a unique and gifted team developing exciting products for consumers
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Work with a team of researchers to extend and interpret advanced analytical methodologies
• Investigate the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products

Requirements

• PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of quantitative field research experience
• Experience investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products
• Graduate degree (Ph.D, M.Sc.) degree within life sciences preferred
• Familiarity with data analysis tools and methodologies that are commonly used in modern data analysis preferred

Qualifications

• Responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, startup-like environment
• Intellectual curiosity
• Work with a team of researchers to extend and interpret advanced analytical methodologies

Skills

• Ability to work with a team of researchers to extend and interpret advanced analytical methodologies
• Experience investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products

Benefits

• Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles
• Employee-led affinity groups reach 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally
• Programs that are local, regional, and global
• Flexible spending accounts
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $136,000.00 - $184,000.00 annually.

Schedule

Our team highly values work-life balance, mentorship and career growth.