Economist, Customer Experience and Business Trends
Amazon Science
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads, no experience needed
- Must know
- Stakeholder managementMachine learningPythonRStatisticsData analysis
- Work
- On-site in Seattle
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Stakeholder management46%Python20%Machine learning5%R2%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Oct 27, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
The Customer Experience and Business Trends (CXBT) organization within Amazon Science is seeking an Economist to join the Benchmarking Economics Analytics and Measurement (BEAM) team. The mission of this team is to drive customer experience improvements through innovative economic modeling, advanced analytics, and scalable scientific solutions. As an Economist, you will collaborate with senior management, business stakeholders, scientists, engineers, and economics leadership to solve complex business challenges across Amazon's business lines. This role operates in a fast-paced environment, tackling challenging problems that directly influence strategic decision-making and drive measurable business impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop economic theory and deliver causal machine learning models at scale.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate research into scalable solutions.
- Write effective business narratives and scientific papers to communicate to both business and technical audiences.
- Drive data-driven decision making to improve customer experience.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- PhD in economics or equivalent.
- 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.