The Alexa Daily Essentials team delivers experiences critical to how customers interact with Alexa as part of daily life. Alexa users engage with our products across experiences connected to Timers Alarms Calendars Food and News. Our experiences include critical time saving techniques ad-supported news audio and video and in-depth kitchen guidance aimed at serving the needs of the family from sunset to sundown.
As a Data Scientist on our team youll work with complex data develop statistical methodologies and provide critical product insights that shape how we build and optimize our solutions. You will work closely with your Analytics and Applied Science teammates. You will build frameworks and mechanisms to scale data solutions across our organization. If you are passionate about redefining how AI can improves everyones daily life wed love to hear from you.
Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
Problem-Solving
- Analyze complex data to identify patterns inform product decisions and understand root causes of anomalies.
- Develop analysis and modeling approaches to drive product and engineering actions to identify patterns insights and understand root causes of anomalies. Your solutions directly improve the customer experience.
- Independently work with product partners to identify problems and opportunities. Apply a range of data science techniques and tools to solve these problems. Use data driven insights to inform product development. Work with cross-disciplinary teams to mechanize your solution into scalable and automated frameworks.
Data Infrastructure
- Build data pipelines and identify novel data sources to leverage in analytical work - both from within Alexa and from cross Amazon
- Acquire data by building the necessary SQL / ETL queries
Communication
- Excel at communicating complex ideas to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Build relationships with stakeholders and counterparts. Work with stakeholders to translate causal insights into actionable recommendations
- Force multiply the work of the team with data visualizations presentations and/or dashboards to drive awareness and adoption of data assets and product insights
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams. Mentor teammates to foster a culture of continuous learning and development
- 2 years of data scientist experience
- 2 years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL) scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R SAS Matlab etc.) experience
- 2 years of machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques and parameters that affect their performance experience
- Masters degree in Science Technology Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or experience working in Science Technology Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
- Knowledge of machine learning concepts and their application to reasoning and problem-solving
- Experience in Python Perl or another scripting language
- Experience in a ML or data scientist role with a large technology company
- Experience working on multi-team cross-disciplinary projects
- Experience applying quantitative analysis to solve business problems and making data-driven business decisions
- Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company Amazons package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription basic life & AD&D insurance) Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) paid time off and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.
CAN BC Vancouver - 109100.00 - 182200.00 CAD annually