EconomistI,AmazonManagerExperience

The Economics Science team in the Amazon Manager Experience (AMX) organization builds science models supporting employee career-related experiences such as their evaluation, learning and development, onboarding, and promotion. Additionally, the team conducts experiments for a wide range of employee and talent-related product features, and measures the impact of product and program initiatives in enhancing our employees' career experiences at Amazon. The team is looking for an Economist who specializes in the field of macroeconomics and time series forecasting. This role combines traditional macroeconomic analysis with modern data science techniques to enhance understanding and forecasting of workforce dynamics at scale. Key job responsibilities The economists within ALX focus on enhancing causal evaluation, measurement, and experimentation tasks to ensure various science integrations and interventions achieve their goals in building more rewarding careers for our employees. The economists develop and implement complex randomization designs that address the nuances of experimentation in complex settings where multiple populations interact. Additionally, they engage in building a range of econometric models that surface various proactive and reactive inspection signals, aiming toward better alignment in the implementation of talent processes. The economists closely collaborate with scientists from diverse backgrounds, as well as program and product leaders, to implement and assess science solutions in our products. Basic Qualifications: - PhD in economics or equivalent Preferred Qualifications: - Knowledge of data analysis languages (e.g., R, Stata, Python, etc.) or other statistical software - Experience in a postdoctoral position, consulting position, government position or academic research - Experience with SQL - Experience in applied economic analysis and with big data and machine learning or data science - Experience communicating across technical and non-techni