Research Scientist, WWGS Real Estate & Store Development

About the role

The Research Scientist will contribute to shaping the future of Amazon's physical retail presence through advanced forecasting models, optimization models, and analytical tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement forecasting models and machine learning solutions to predict store performance and optimize the retail network.
• Analyze large datasets to uncover insights and patterns related to store performance, customer behavior, and market dynamics.
• Develop end-to-end solutions, tools and frameworks to scale ML model development and data analysis.
• Leverage GenAI models to enhance user interaction with solutions, improve overall user experience, and build new features.
• Present research findings and recommendations to scientists, business leaders, and executives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive adoption of models and insights.
• Stay current on latest developments in relevant fields and propose innovative approaches.

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

Qualifications

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

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with statistical modeling and machine learning
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement savings plans, paid time off, and parental leave. For more information, visit here.

Pay

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

Schedule

Full-time position.