Senior Research Scientist, Sustainability, 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 Senior Research Scientist, you will drive the science behind value chain decarbonization by establishing Amazon's scientific methodologies for sector- and cross-sectoral decarbonization mechanisms and benchmarks for automated validation and risk assessment.

You will independently lead assessments of environmental issues across the full spectrum of Amazon businesses and evaluate sustainability impacts across the value chain. You will develop quality frameworks and methodologies that enable Amazon 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

Requirements

• 5+ years of investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products
• PhD, or Master's degree and 5+ years of quantitative field research experience
• Knowledge of R or Python
• Experience communicating qualitative research methods and findings to non-qualitative researchers
• Knowledge of quantitative approaches (e.g., t-tests, regressions, ANOVAs, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with carbon markets, including additionality concepts, baseline-setting, monitoring/reporting/verification (MRV), registry systems, or environmental attribute certificates
• Domain expertise in agricultural emissions, soil carbon dynamics, biogeochemistry, or land use change assessment
• Experience with risk assessment and uncertainty quantification in environmental systems
• Knowledge of environmental policy and regulatory frameworks (AIM, GHG Protocol, ISO standards)
• Extensive experience using life cycle assessment (LCA) databases and techno-economic analysis (TEA)

About the team

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

Inclusive Team Culture: Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (inclusive diversity) conferences, inspire us to embrace our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth: We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. You’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and career-advancing resources to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Pay

• USA, CA, San Francisco: $183,000.00 - $247,600.00 USD annually
• USA, NY, New York: $175,100.00 - $236,900.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle: $159,200.00 - $215,300.00 USD annually

Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and option for Supplemental life plans)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support
• Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

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