Amazon.com Services LLC
Economics, Economist, finance
PrincipalEconomist,AdsEcon
“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.
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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