Senior Research Scientist, AMX Research

The PXT (People Experience and Technology) AMX Research is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Research Scientist to join our team. You will be leading manager experience research space to support the PXT talent evaluation/talent management initiatives. If you enjoy innovating thinking big and want to contribute directly to the success of a growing team you may be a prime candidate for this position.


Key job responsibilities
Design experiments test hypotheses and build actionable models
Conduct quantitative analyses of talent management data and trends
Conduct qualitative data collection and analysis
Partner closely and drive effective collaborations across multi-disciplinary research and product teams
Consult on appropriate analytic methodologies and scope research requests

- 3 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
- Knowledge of quantitative approaches (e.g. t-tests regressions ANOVAs etc.)

- Experience converting research studies into tangible real-world changes
- Experience with discrete and continuous optimization methodologies and algorithms
- PhD in operations research applied mathematics theoretical computer science or equivalent or PhD and 4 years of quantitative field research experience

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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 NY New York - 175100.00 - 236900.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 159200.00 - 215300.00 USD annually