Amazon.com Services LLC
Data Science, Science, Advertising
DataScientist,Advertising
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“Data Scientist, Advertising at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Causal inference, Machine learning, Attribution models, Data pipelines. Translate business questions. Design observational studies”
What You'll Achieve.
Optimize resource allocation; Drive advertiser growth
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Investigate anomalies; Identify root causes
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years data querying languages, 3+ years scripting languages, 3+ years statistical/mathematical software, 2+ years data scientist experience, 3+ years machine learning modeling, Bachelor's degree
Nice to Have
Experience in Python, Experience in Perl, Experience in another scripting language, Experience in ML role, Experience in data scientist role, Experience with large technology company, Knowledge of statistical measures
What You'll Do.
Translate business questions
Design observational studies
Design quasi-experiments
Instrument new data pipelines
Evolve production attribution models
Build causal inference pipelines
Develop scalable PySpark codebases
Develop scalable Python codebases
Process large-scale event data
Improve model accuracy
Explore anomalies in model outputs
Deep-dive to identify root causes
Develop automated data quality checks
Develop automated model diagnostics
Research next-generation measurement methods
Prototype next-generation measurement methods
Present findings to senior leadership
Build self-service tools
Write production-quality Python code
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with cross-functional teams; Work with data engineering
Communication Scope
Stakeholder communication; Present findings; Clear recommendations
Full Job Description
Amazon is investing heavily in building a world-class advertising business, and we are responsible for defining and delivering a collection of advertising tools and products that drive discovery and Advertiser success. Our products are strategically important to our Retail and Marketplace businesses, driving long-term growth. We deliver billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks daily and are breaking fresh ground to create world-class products. We are highly motivated, collaborative, and fun-loving with an entrepreneurial spirit and bias for action. The Marketing Effectiveness & Attribution Science team develops causal inference and machine learning systems to measure the impact of marketing programs across Amazon's advertising ecosystem. We build production-grade attribution models that help business teams understand what's working, optimize resource allocation, and drive advertiser growth. Our work sits at the intersection of econometrics, scalable ML systems, and high-stakes business decisions. As a Data Scientist on this team, you will own end-to-end modeling pipelines — from problem formulation and experimental design to model development, productionization, and stakeholder communication. Major responsibilities include: Translate / Interpret: Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business questions into rigorous causal inference problems Design observational studies and quasi-experiments to measure marketing effectiveness when traditional A/B tests are infeasible Work with data engineering to instrument new data pipelines when existing data cannot answer the causal question Measure / Quantify / Expand: Own and evolve production attribution models across multiple marketing channels Build and maintain causal inference pipelines using methods such as Difference-in-Differences, Synthetic Control, Double Machine Learning, and Media Mix Models Develop scalable PySpark and Python codebases that process large-scale event data Continuously improve mod
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