Sr. Research Scientist III, WW Sustainability

Join the Worldwide Sustainability (WWS) organization where we capitalize on our size scale and inventive culture to build a more resilient and sustainable company. WWS manages our social and environmental impacts globally driving solutions that enable our customers businesses and the world around us to become more sustainable.

Sustainability Science and Innovation is a multi-disciplinary team within the WW Sustainability organization that combines science analytics economics statistics machine learning product development and engineering expertise to identify evaluate and/or develop new science technologies and innovations that aim to address long-term sustainability challenges.

We are looking for a Sr. Research Scientist to help us develop and drive innovative scientific solutions that will improve the sustainability of materials in our products packaging operations and infrastructure. You will be at the forefront of exploring and resolving complex sustainability issues bringing innovative ideas to the table and making meaningful contributions to projects across SSIs portfolio. This role not only demands technical expertise but also a strategic mindset and the agility to adapt to evolving sustainability challenges through self-driven learning and exploration.

In this role you will leverage your breadth of expertise in AI models and methodologies and industrial research experience to build scientific tools that inform sustainability strategies related to materials and energy. The successful applicant will lead by example pioneering science-vetted data-driven approaches and working collaboratively to implement strategies that align with Amazons long-term sustainability vision.

Key job responsibilities
- Develop scientific models that help solve complex and ambiguous sustainability problems and extract strategic learnings from large datasets.

- Work closely with applied scientists and software engineers to implement your scientific models.

- Support early-stage strategic sustainability initiatives and effectively learn from collaborate with and influence stakeholders to scale-up high-value initiatives.

- Support research and development of cross-cutting technologies for industrial decarbonization including building the data foundation and analytics for new AI models.

- Drive innovation in key focus areas including packaging materials building materials and alternative fuels.


About the team
Diverse Experiences:
World Wide Sustainability (WWS) 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. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

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Work/Life Balance:
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- 5 years of investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products experience
- PhD or Masters degree and 5 years of quantitative field research experience
- Experience with big data technologies such as AWS Hadoop Spark Pig Hive etc.
- Experience communicating qualitative research methods and findings to non-qualitative researchers

- Experience converting research studies into tangible real-world changes
- Experience with discrete and continuous optimization methodologies and algorithms

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247600/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.