Amazon.com Services LLC

Economics, Economist, finance

PrincipalEconomist,AdsEcon

$189–256k Seattle, Washington, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Principal Economist, Ads Econ at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Econometrics, Machine Learning, Causal inference, Ads measurement. Lead design and analysis of large-scale experiments. Develop novel causal inference and econometric methodologies”

What You'll Achieve.

Generate billions in revenue; Drive long-term growth; Deliver billions of ad impressions; Deliver millions of clicks daily; Help suppliers grow retail business

Industry & Context.

Economics, Economist, finance
Problems you'll solve

Solve attribution and incrementality measurement challenges; Translate business problems into economic questions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

PhD in Economics, Computer Science, or highly related field, 10+ years in industry, consulting, government, or academic research, Experience with big data and machine learning or data science, Coding ability in a scripting language such as R or python or STATA

Nice to Have

Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision, Experience in building analytic or scientific data products, Written and verbal communications skills, Considerably more and broader experience, Track record in performing high-quality analysis of data at scale

What You'll Do.

Lead design and analysis of large-scale experiments

Develop novel causal inference and econometric methodologies

Solve attribution and incrementality measurement challenges

Invent new optimization frameworks

Translate measurement insights into actionable strategies

Define long-term science roadmap

Identify high-impact research directions

Drive alignment across teams

Build and refine structural and reduced-form models

Quantify causal impact of advertising

Partner with engineering teams to operationalize models

Mentor and develop economists and applied scientists

Raise bar on methodological rigor

Influence senior leadership

Communicate complex economic concepts

Shape investment decisions

Shape product strategy

Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers

Collaborate with engineers

Collaborate with business leaders

Translate business problems into economic questions

Develop scalable solutions

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functionally with product managers; Cross-functionally with engineers; Cross-functionally with business leaders; Alignment across engineering, product, and science teams

Communication Scope

Clear communication; Communicate complex concepts; Communicate data insights; Scientific vision

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

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