Manager, Applied Science

At Audible we believe stories have the power to transform lives. Its why we work with some of the worlds leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners. We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other. Imagine your future with us.

ABOUT THIS ROLE
As an Applied Science Manager you will lead of a team of scientists to solve complex real-world problems at scale draw inspiration from the latest science and technology to empower undefined/untapped business use cases delve into customer requirements collaborate with tech and product teams on design and create production-ready models that span various domains including machine learning causal inference artificial intelligence (AI) natural language processing (NLP) reinforcement learning (RL) real-time and distributed systems. Your primary focus will be on designing developing and deploying highly innovative modeling techniques to production to advance the state of the art in aforementioned domains. Your decision-making will consistently incorporate robust data-driven business and technical judgment. You will drive discussions with engineering product and marketing partners and have the technical depth to give guidance to data/research/applied scientists and software developers to test and build scalable customer-facing experiences. You will have the opportunity to innovate invent think big and streamline cutting-edge optimization services and algorithms to influence the experiences of millions of customers.

As an Applied Science Manager you will...
- Understand large complex use cases across the business and design scalable efficient automated model solutions
- Coordinate a team of scientists in a matrixed environment with engineering & product partners to deliver these solutions
- Drive and lead strategic initiatives to employ the most recent advances in ML/AI in a fast-paced experimental environment
- Mentor and grow scientists in your team and across Audible

ABOUT AUDIBLE
Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners imaginations offering immersive cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.

- Masters degree in a quantitative field (economics computer science statistics or equivalent)
- 5 years of experience as a scientist / science manager applying ML to solve complex problems for large-scale applications
- 2 years of experience as a science manager with a successful record of developing junior members to a successful career track
- Fluent in SQL Python
- Experience using professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations
- Deep technical experience in cloud-based distributed software design and development ML Pipeline orchestration especially utilizing AWS services
- Big Data Engineering with Spark / AWS EMR & Glue
- Experience with Agile Software Development

- PhD in Computer Science Computer Engineering Mathematics Statistics or a related technical field; or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
- Domain knowledge of comparable products (digital retail)

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $165500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $286000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on 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.