Amazon.com Services LLC

Machine Learning Science, Applied Science, north america stores

AppliedScientist,PricingandPromotionOptimization

$136–223k Seattle, Washington, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Applied Scientist, Pricing and Promotion Optimization at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Machine learning, Reinforcement learning, Pricing optimization, Promotion optimization. Harness planet scale multi-modal datasets. Navigate competitor landscape”

What You'll Achieve.

Drive extremely large impact

Industry & Context.

Machine Learning Science, Applied Science, north america stores
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Master's degree and 4+ years experience, Experience programming in Java, C++, Python, Experience in algorithms and data structures, Experience in parsing, Experience in numerical optimization, Experience in data mining, Experience in parallel and distributed computing, Experience in high-performance computing, 2+ years predictive modeling experience, 2+ years large data analysis experience, Experience solving business problems with ML, Experience solving business problems with data mining, Experience solving business problems with statistical algorithms

Nice to Have

PhD, Experience building ML models, Experience developing algorithms for business application, Experience in patents or publications, Experience in optimization (LP, MIP), Experience in statistics, Experience in machine learning, Experience in process control, Experience in combinatorial optimization

What You'll Do.

Harness planet scale multi-modal datasets

Navigate competitor landscape

Generate customer-relevant prices

Measure algorithmic pricing models

Refine algorithmic pricing models

Launch algorithmic pricing models

Understand long term vision for pricing techniques

Influence long term vision for pricing techniques

Partner with product teams

Partner with engineering teams

Partner with science teams

Deploy machine learning price estimation solutions

Deploy machine learning error correction solutions

Establish mechanisms to stay up to date on

Identify opportunities to apply scientific advancements

Foster environment for rapid experimentation

Foster environment for continuous learning

Foster environment for incremental value delivery

Apply technical machine learning expertise

Move needle on pricing problems

Invent price optimization tools for Sellers

Deliver price optimization tools for Sellers

Invent simulation tools for Sellers

Deliver simulation tools for Sellers

Invent competitiveness tools for Sellers

Deliver competitiveness tools for Sellers

Shape RL optimization platform

Extend RL optimization platform

Automate optimization of system parameters

Automate optimization of price inputs

Explore CX promotion optimization

Explore discount amount promotion optimization

Explore cross-product promotion optimization

Identify opportunities to optimally price across systems

Identify opportunities to optimally price across contexts

Build advanced optimization models for pricing

Build advanced optimization models for elasticity estimation

Build advanced optimization models for product substitutability

Build advanced optimization models for optimization

Ensure Amazon's prices are competitive

Ensure Amazon's prices are error free

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional collaboration skills; Partner with product teams; Partner with engineering teams; Partner with science teams

Full Job Description

Amazon's Pricing & Promotions Science is seeking a driven Applied Scientist to harness planet scale multi-modal datasets, and navigate a continuously evolving competitor landscape, in order to regularly generate fresh customer-relevant prices on billions of Amazon and Third Party Seller products worldwide. We are looking for a talented, organized, and customer-focused applied researchers to join our Pricing and Promotions Optimization science group, with a charter to measure, refine, and launch customer-obsessed improvements to our algorithmic pricing and promotion models across all products listed on Amazon. This role requires an individual with exceptional machine learning and reinforcement learning modeling expertise, excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, business acumen, and an entrepreneurial spirit. We are looking for an experienced innovator, who is a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, demonstrates strong attention to detail, and has the ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. Key job responsibilities - See the big picture. Understand and influence the long term vision for Amazon's science-based competitive, perception-preserving pricing techniques - Build strong collaborations. Partner with product, engineering, and science teams within Pricing & Promotions to deploy machine learning price estimation and error correction solutions at Amazon scale - Stay informed. Establish mechanisms to stay up to date on latest scientific advancements in machine learning, neural networks, natural language processing, probabilistic forecasting, and multi-objective optimization techniques. Identify opportunities to apply them to relevant Pricing & Promotions business problems - Keep innovating for our customers. Foster an environment that promotes rapid experimentation, continuous learning, and incremental value delivery. - Successfully execute & deliver. Apply your exceptional technical machine learning expertise to incrementally move

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