Economist, WHS Central Science
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Job Location:
Bellevue, WA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
A successful candidate will be able to partner effectively with both business and technical teams including clear communication of results and the ability to influence a variety of stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have experience applying causal inference techniques and impact estimation and be curious and excited to apply these in challenging real-world settings. They will thrive in working to deliver impactful solutions to the business problem in the face of ambiguity over which modeling approaches will deliver the best results.
Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
-Work with engineers and data scientists on large-scale data modeling
-Combine strong economic expertise with interdisciplinary learning
-Execute big ideas as part of a technical team
-Apply expertise in causal modeling and machine learning to measure the impact of key initiatives on safety outcomes.
-Develop and maintain attribution models to understand the key drivers of safety performance.
-Design experiments to measure pilot programs and support the scaling of successful experiments.
-Collaborate with business stakeholders product managers and executive-level decision makers to synthesize findings into actionable insights.
Successful candidates combine strong economic expertise with interdisciplinary learning work effectively in diverse teams and partner with engineering to develop scalable data resources that transform successful models into new products and services.
A day in the life
Work with teammates to apply economic methods to business problems. This might include identifying the appropriate research questions writing code to implement a DID analysis or estimate a structural model or writing and presenting a document with findings to business leaders. Our economists also collaborate with partner teams throughout the process from understanding their challenges to developing a research agenda that will address those challenges to helping them implement solutions.
About the team
We are a multidisciplinary team that combines the talents of science and engineering to develop innovative solutions to make Amazon Earths Safest Employer for the industries in which it operates. Our charter is to deliver technology solutions and data insights that help reduce workplace risks and injuries at Amazon. Our customers are Worldwide (WW) Operations and the WHS organization. We conduct scientific research and modeling to generate actionable safety insights and provide analytical solutions.
- 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 in prediction and forecasting in a research or industrial environment
- Experience with handling of large datasets
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.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. 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. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Bellevue - 136000.00 - 184000.00 USD annually
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Forecasting
- Python
- Spss
- R
- Regression Analysis
- Stata
- Research Experience
- Statistical Software
- Survey Design
- Calculus
- SAS
- Statistics
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