Data Scientist, Amazon Music DISCO
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Job Summary
Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans artists and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts concert livestreams to artist merch Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode and top ad-free podcasts included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited on-demand access to 100 million songs including millions in HD Ultra HD and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa-enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans artists and creators on a global scale. Learn more at on an exhilarating journey with the DISCO team at Amazon Music!
As a technologist youll have end-to-end ownership of the science product design and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our internal customers. Join us in championing a culture of inclusivity and a data-driven mindset where every team member at Amazon Music is empowered to make informed decisions and measure their impact. Be the driving force behind delivering top-notch accessible data and democratizing data access through user-friendly self-service tools. Join us on this exciting quest to redefine how we approach insights and decision-making for all!
Key job responsibilities
As a Data Scientist on this team you will:
- Lead Data Science solutions from beginning to end.
- Collaborate with AI/ML scientists and architects to research design develop and evaluate leading generative AI solutions to address real-world challenges
- Deliver with independence on challenging large-scale problems with complexity and ambiguity.
- Write code (Python Scala SQL etc.) to obtain manipulate and analyze data.
- Build Machine Learning and statistical models to solve specific business problems.
- Retrieve synthesize and present critical data in a format that is immediately useful to answering specific questions or improving system performance.
- Analyze historical data to identify trends and support optimal decision making.
- Apply statistical and machine learning knowledge to specific business problems and data.
- Formalize assumptions about how our systems should work create statistical definitions of outliers and develop methods to systematically identify outliers. Work out why such examples are outliers and define if any actions needed.
- Given anecdotes about anomalies or generate automatic scripts to define anomalies deep dive to explain why they happen and identify fixes.
- Conduct written and verbal presentations to share insights to audiences of varying levels of technical sophistication.
- 2 years of data scientist experience
- 3 years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL) scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R SAS Matlab etc.) experience
- 3 years of machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques and parameters that affect their performance experience
- Experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment
- Experience in Python Perl or another scripting language
- Experience in a ML or data scientist role with a large technology company
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 $125500/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 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.
As a technologist youll have end-to-end ownership of the science product design and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our internal customers. Join us in championing a culture of inclusivity and a data-driven mindset where every team member at Amazon Music is empowered to make informed decisions and measure their impact. Be the driving force behind delivering top-notch accessible data and democratizing data access through user-friendly self-service tools. Join us on this exciting quest to redefine how we approach insights and decision-making for all!
Key job responsibilities
As a Data Scientist on this team you will:
- Lead Data Science solutions from beginning to end.
- Collaborate with AI/ML scientists and architects to research design develop and evaluate leading generative AI solutions to address real-world challenges
- Deliver with independence on challenging large-scale problems with complexity and ambiguity.
- Write code (Python Scala SQL etc.) to obtain manipulate and analyze data.
- Build Machine Learning and statistical models to solve specific business problems.
- Retrieve synthesize and present critical data in a format that is immediately useful to answering specific questions or improving system performance.
- Analyze historical data to identify trends and support optimal decision making.
- Apply statistical and machine learning knowledge to specific business problems and data.
- Formalize assumptions about how our systems should work create statistical definitions of outliers and develop methods to systematically identify outliers. Work out why such examples are outliers and define if any actions needed.
- Given anecdotes about anomalies or generate automatic scripts to define anomalies deep dive to explain why they happen and identify fixes.
- Conduct written and verbal presentations to share insights to audiences of varying levels of technical sophistication.
- 2 years of data scientist experience
- 3 years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL) scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R SAS Matlab etc.) experience
- 3 years of machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques and parameters that affect their performance experience
- Experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment
- Experience in Python Perl or another scripting language
- Experience in a ML or data scientist role with a large technology company
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 $125500/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 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.
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Immunoassays
- Machine Learning
- Biochemistry
- Assays
- Research Experience
- Spectroscopy
- Research & Development
- cGMP
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Data Analysis Skills
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