Amazon. com LLC

Research Science, transportation and logistics

SimulationScientist

$136–213k Nashville, Tennessee, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Simulation Scientist at Amazon. com LLC. Skills: Simulation, Optimization, Data analysis. Deep dive into complex problems. Drive innovative solutions”

Industry & Context.

Research Science, transportation and logistics
Problems you'll solve

Problem solver; Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

PhD or Master's degree, 4+ years quantitative field research experience, Investigate feasibility of scientific principles, Analyze experimental and observational data

Nice to Have

Knowledge of R, MATLAB, Python, Experience with agile development, Experience building web dashboards

What You'll Do.

Deep dive into complex problems

Drive innovative solutions

Interface with functional teams

Influence functional teams

Lead strategic modeling projects

Lead simulation projects

Synthesize and communicate insights

Apply operations research principles

Contribute to end state vision

Design simulation data science solutions

Perform system of systems simulations

Establish best practices

Simplify problems for simulations

Identify hard process flow problems

Deliver organizational standards

Design process flow control algorithms

Validate simulation implementations

Implement simulation solutions

Write technical documents

Apply judgment and simulation experience

Balance cross-organization trade-offs

Negotiate with business partners

Communicate with business partners

Provide simulation data

Influence business strategy

Document simulation outcomes

Document recommendations

Lead simulation research reviews

Participate in simulation reviews

Educate simulation community

Develop codes for data analysis

Develop codes for simulation

Develop modeling algorithms

Coordinate simulation efforts

Develop optimal solutions

Design material flow control

Design process design

Deliver results on schedule

Deliver quality results

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross functional teams; Internal teams; Outside vendors

Communication Scope

Communicate insights; Communicate with partners; Write white papers

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