Data Scientist, WW Ops FP&A

The WW Operations IPAT team is revolutionizing Amazons financial forecasting through TrendCast an innovative automated science-based top-down forecast modeling engine. As we expand our scope into Generative AI we are building a sophisticated LLM-powered Finance Knowledge Base to streamline decision-making. We are seeking a strong Data Scientist II to drive the technical strategy for these advanced analytical and AI-driven this role you will act as a technical lead translating high-level business ambiguity into scalable production-grade systems while influencing cross-functional roadmaps.


Key job responsibilities
Own and solve difficult business problems where the solution approach is unclear delivering high-quality artifacts that directly influence financial decisions for senior leadership
Apply a range of data science methodologies (statistical modeling machine learning time series analysis econometrics) to solve complex forecasting challenges
Design and implement scalable reliable approaches to extract insights from large complex datasets across multiple domains
Develop metrics to quantify the benefits of solutions and measure project progress and success
Design and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems and LLM-based solutions to enhance financial knowledge retrieval and decision support
Proactively identify and solve challenges related to GenAI solutions including accuracy latency and context management
Partner with finance stakeholders engineers and other scientists to identify data requirements and deliver solutions that meet customer needs
Write clear factually correct documents with substantial analytical components; explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
Provide peer feedback on solutions and results; mentor and teach less experienced data scientists

- 2 years of data scientist experience
- 3 years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL) scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R SAS Matlab etc.) experience
- 3 years of machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques and parameters that affect their performance experience
- 1 years of guiding and coaching a group of researchers experience
- 1 years of working with or evaluating AI systems experience
- 1 years of creating or contributing to mathematical textbooks research papers or educational content experience
- Masters degree in Science Technology Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) or experience working in Science Technology Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
- Experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment

- Ph.D. 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 in defining and creating benchmarks for assessing GenAI model performance
- 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. 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