Applied Scientist, SCOT Forecasting and Labs CIV Team

Are you seeking an environment where you can drive innovation Do you want to apply inference advanced statistical modeling and techniques to solve worlds most challenging problems in Do you want to play a crucial role in the future of Amazons Retail business Do you want to be a part of a journey that develops a new technology from scratch for answering critical business question in Amazon Retail

Every time an Amazon customer makes a purchase a number of systems are involved: these systems help optimize acquisition enable a number of purchase options ensure great store products so they are available for fast delivery and minimize package frustration. The Technology (SCOT) Group develops and manages these systems. We are central to Amazon customers ability to find what they want and get it when they want it.

The Consumer Instock Value (CIV) team within Amazons Supply Chain Optimization Technology (SCOT) Group develops and manages systems that estimate the long-term impact of inventory availability and delivery speed changes at the product level. Our estimates are crucial inputs for multiple production systems across Amazons supply chain planning helping teams make critical decisions about inventory management selection and placement.

Key responsibilities of an Applied Scientist in CIV Team include:
- Developing new statistical causal and machine learning techniques and develop solution prototypes to drive innovation
- Working with technical and non-technical customers to design model improvements and communicate results
- Collaborating with our dedicated software team to create production implementations for large-scale data analysis
- Developing an understanding of key business metrics / KPIs and providing clear compelling analysis that shapes the direction of our business
- Presenting research results to our internal research community
- Leading training and informational sessions on our science and capabilities
- Your contributions will be seen and recognized broadly within Amazon contributing to the Amazon research corpus and patent portfolio.

A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location the number of regularly scheduled hours you work length of employment and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment.

The benefits that generally apply to regular full-time employees include:

Medical Dental and Vision Coverage
Maternity and Parental Leave Options
Paid Time Off (PTO)
401(k) Plan


If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly wed still love to hear from you!

At Amazon we value people with unique backgrounds experiences and skillsets. If youre passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale please apply!

- 3 years of building models for business application experience
- PhD or Masters degree and 4 years of CS CE ML or related field experience
- Experience programming in Java C Python or related language
- Experience in designing experiments and statistical analysis of results
- Experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application

- Experience using Unix/Linux
- Experience in professional software development
- Experience in state-of-the-art deep learning models architecture design and deep learning training and optimization and model pruning

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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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 - 142800.00 - 193200.00 USD annually