Research Scientist , WW Sustainability

About the role

Join us at the forefront of Amazon's sustainability initiatives to work on environmental and social advancements that support Amazon's long-term worldwide sustainability strategy. As a Research Scientist, you will drive the science behind value chain decarbonization by establishing Amazon's scientific methodologies for sector- and cross-sectoral decarbonization mechanisms, benchmarks for automated validation, and risk assessment.

You will independently lead assessments of environmental issues across Amazon's businesses and evaluate sustainability impacts across the value chain. You will develop quality frameworks and methodologies to scale procurement of high-quality environmental interventions while maintaining scientific rigor and environmental integrity.

Responsibilities

• Develop quality assessment frameworks for complex environmental interventions, baseline-setting approaches, and measurement methodologies
• Build quantitative benchmark and statistical models that enable scalable evaluation across heterogeneous data sources
• Create attribution methodologies for supply chain interventions across Amazon's diverse footprint
• Develop social and environmental safeguard criteria that integrate community impact assessments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including procurement, sustainability operations, and business units to translate scientific methodologies into operational requirements
• Act as lead Subject Matter Expert for value chain decarbonization science, including designing and leading research, data collection, modeling, documentation, interpretation, and validation

About the team

Diverse Experiences: World Wide Sustainability values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed, we encourage candidates to apply.

Inclusive Team Culture: Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empowers us to embrace our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences inspire us to continuously grow.

Mentorship & Career Growth: We offer knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and career-advancing resources to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

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
• Experience analyzing both experimental and observational data sets

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of R, MATLAB, Python, or similar scripting language
• Experience with agile development
• Experience building web-based dashboards using common frameworks

Pay

Base salary range: $136,000.00 - $184,000.00 USD annually (USA, WA, Seattle).

Benefits

• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D, and optional 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

Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.