Senior Applied Scientist, AWS Central Economics and Science

AWS is one of Amazons largest and fastest growing businesses serving millions of customers in more than 190 countries. We use cloud computing to reshape the way global enterprises use information technology. We are looking for entrepreneurial analytical creative flexible leaders to help us redefine the information technology industry. If you want to join a fast-paced innovative team that is making history this is the place for you.

AWS Central Economics & Science (ACES) drives best practices for objectively applying economics and science in decision making across AWS. The team collaborates with AWS science and business teams to identify frame and analyze complex and ambiguous problems of the highest priority. Through data-driven insights and modeling ACES supports strategic decision-making across the AWS global organization including sales operations and business performance optimization.

The ACES Sales Channels team is hiring an Applied Scientist (Senior or below) to advance our mission of providing rigorous causal-inference-driven recommendations for AWS sales optimization. This role will focus on building ML systems with a causal modeling foundation designing seller incentive mechanisms and developing intervention strategies across the entire sales motion.

Key job responsibilities
Causal ML System Development: Build and deploy machine learning models that emphasize causal inference ensuring recommendations are grounded in valid interventions
Incentive Design: Define and model incentives that drive desirable behaviors across AWS sales channels partner programs and reseller ecosystems
Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with business stakeholders to understand requirements validate approaches and ensure practical applicability of scientific solutions
Scientific Rigor: Promote findings at internal conferences and contribute to the teams reputation for methodological excellence


A day in the life
The ACES Sales Channels team works on understanding and optimizing AWSs sales channels both direct (generalist and specialist sellers) and indirect (partners and Marketplace). Our work falls into three core areas: developing rigorous causal measurement and modeling frameworks using cutting-edge economics and statistical methods; designing programs and incentives to improve customer and business outcomes; and building ML-based recommendation systems for sellers partners and other AWS stakeholders.

About the team
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- 3 years of building machine learning models for business application experience
- PhD or Masters degree
- Experience programming in Java C Python or related language
- Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning

- Experience with modeling tools such as R scikit-learn Spark MLLib MxNet Tensorflow numpy scipy etc.
- Experience with large scale distributed systems such as Hadoop Spark etc.

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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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 CA San Francisco - 192200.00 - 260000.00 USD annually
USA NY New York - 183800.00 - 248700.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 167100.00 - 226100.00 USD annually