Economist I, RFCA
Amazon
About the Role
Economists at Amazon partner closely with senior management, business stakeholders, scientists, engineers, and economist leadership to solve key business problems across various domains, including Amazon Web Services, Kindle, Prime, inventory planning, international retail, third-party merchants, search, pricing, labor and employment planning, and employee benefits.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop techniques that apply econometrics to large data sets.
- Address quantitative problems.
- Contribute to the design of automated systems around the company.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Economists build econometric models using world-class data systems.
- Apply approaches from a variety of skillsets: applied macro/time series, applied micro, econometric theory, empirical IO, empirical health, labor, public economics, and related fields are highly valued.
- Work in a fast-moving environment to solve business problems.
- Work as a member of either a cross-functional team embedded within a business unit or a central science and economics organization.
Qualifications
- PhD in Economics, Quantitative Marketing, Finance, or a closely related field.
- Deep knowledge of observational causal inference methods.
- Strong background in statistics methodology, applications to business problems, and/or big data.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced business environment.
- Strong research track record.
- Effective verbal and written communications skills with both economists and non-economist audiences.