Senior Economist, Litigation and Regulatory Economics

Want to help Amazon tell its customer-centric story around the world and work in a highly cross-functional environment with economists lawyers scientists public policy public relations and business teams If yes keep reading!

Youll join a team of economists engineers and lawyers to develop economic analysis and evidence supporting legal and regulatory matters across all our lines of business worldwideincluding retail marketplace services AWS consumer experience shopping and search and this role you will have exposure to complex regulatory issues that are of high strategic importance to the company and will develop significant expertise on the economics of Amazons business operations and the industries in which it operates.

If youre an economist with a passion for the current legal and policy debate strong practical judgment and creative problem-solving skills a love of communicating economic ideas to non-technical audiences a knack for distilling data and economic models into key insights and a track record of delivering results fast we want to talk to you!

Key job responsibilities
Provide data-driven guidance on high-stakes legal and regulatory questions facing Amazon worldwide
Collaborate with economists scientists engineers and non-technical partners on high-impact projects with global scope
Partner with global public policy teams to apply economic analyses to current policy debates on competition AI and related issues
Engage with external stakeholders to drive deeper understanding of Amazons business model and the value it develops for the economy
Support requests for economic analyses and data in ongoing regulatory and litigation matters worldwide
Synthesize business facts and data into compelling economic narratives translating complex findings into actionable insights
Advise stakeholders across Amazon on a broad spectrum of complex and often novel economic issues
Conduct direct and coordinate all phases of research projectsdefining key questions evaluating methodology executing analysis and communicating results

- PhD in economics or equivalent

- Experience in analytics and applied economics
- Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems
- Experience in building statistical models using R Python STATA or a related software
- Experience in industry consulting government or academic research
- 5 years of economic consulting regulatory or policy-relevant experience.

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.

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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 Culver City - 159200.00 - 215300.00 USD annually
USA NY New York - 175100.00 - 236900.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 159200.00 - 215300.00 USD annually
USA WA SEATTLE - 159200.00 - 215300.00 USD annually