Economist II Advanced Research PATOE
Economist II Advanced Research PATOE
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02-05-2025
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$ 136000 - 212800
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1 Vacancy
Posted on :
02-05-2025
Job Description
The Advanced Research team (ADR) is an interdisciplinary science team comprised of economists data scientists psychologists and research scientists. Strategically embedded in the People Analytics Technology and Operations Excellence (PATOE) organization ADR is committed to creating innovative sciencebacked and scalable programs that support our 1 million employees worldwide.
We are seeking an Economist to join our team and advance our mission of improving the employee experience and Amazons efforts to become Earths Best Employer. The Economist will lead new pioneering ideas from concept to reality and in this rolenew bold ideas are always welcome. Your scope will encompass the employee experience from endtoend. You will partner directly with scientists engineers and leaders across the broader People Experience and Technology (PXT) organization and Global Operations to design solutions pilot them validate their effectiveness and scale those that demonstrate ultimately empowering our frontline employees.
Key job responsibilities
Develop robust causally grounded solutions using deep expertise in causal inference to address complex business challenges.
Distill complex business problems into specific and testable hypotheses work with large datasets to test these hypotheses develop actionable datadriven insights and effectively communicate findings to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders
Design pilot programs and measure their impact and ROI to ensure strategic resource allocation by scaling successful pilots that maximize employee experience improvements.
Proactively identify sciencebacked and scalable opportunities to address employee experience defects partner closely with business scientific and tech experts to deploy solutions at scale.
Work independently to produce robust technical artifacts and contribute to the science community through publications and conferences.
Drive the roadmap for key projects ensuring strategic alignment and progress toward goals.
About the team
We are a closeknit and multidisciplinary science team sitting in PATOE a technology data analytics and science organization that supports over a million employees globally. We have a broad mix of domain specialists (Economics Data Science Research Science I/O Psychology) experience levels and tenures. We emphasize supporting new members knowledge creation collaboration and mentorship. Our work has broad scope and reach spanning multiple teams and organizations offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on Amazonians worldwide.
PhD in economics or equivalent
2 years of industry consulting government or academic research experience
Knowledge of at least one statistical software package such as R Stata Matlab SAS
Experience with handling of large datasets
Experience in data mining (SQL ETL data warehouse etc. and using databases in a business environment with largescale complex datasets
Experience working with very large disparate data sets and big data tools such as Spark
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
We are seeking an Economist to join our team and advance our mission of improving the employee experience and Amazons efforts to become Earths Best Employer. The Economist will lead new pioneering ideas from concept to reality and in this rolenew bold ideas are always welcome. Your scope will encompass the employee experience from endtoend. You will partner directly with scientists engineers and leaders across the broader People Experience and Technology (PXT) organization and Global Operations to design solutions pilot them validate their effectiveness and scale those that demonstrate ultimately empowering our frontline employees.
Key job responsibilities
Develop robust causally grounded solutions using deep expertise in causal inference to address complex business challenges.
Distill complex business problems into specific and testable hypotheses work with large datasets to test these hypotheses develop actionable datadriven insights and effectively communicate findings to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders
Design pilot programs and measure their impact and ROI to ensure strategic resource allocation by scaling successful pilots that maximize employee experience improvements.
Proactively identify sciencebacked and scalable opportunities to address employee experience defects partner closely with business scientific and tech experts to deploy solutions at scale.
Work independently to produce robust technical artifacts and contribute to the science community through publications and conferences.
Drive the roadmap for key projects ensuring strategic alignment and progress toward goals.
About the team
We are a closeknit and multidisciplinary science team sitting in PATOE a technology data analytics and science organization that supports over a million employees globally. We have a broad mix of domain specialists (Economics Data Science Research Science I/O Psychology) experience levels and tenures. We emphasize supporting new members knowledge creation collaboration and mentorship. Our work has broad scope and reach spanning multiple teams and organizations offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on Amazonians worldwide.
PhD in economics or equivalent
2 years of industry consulting government or academic research experience
Knowledge of at least one statistical software package such as R Stata Matlab SAS
Experience with handling of large datasets
Experience in data mining (SQL ETL data warehouse etc. and using databases in a business environment with largescale complex datasets
Experience working with very large disparate data sets and big data tools such as Spark
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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