Economist, Ads Econ at Amazon Advertising California

Overview Amazon Advertising is one of Amazon’s fastest‑growing and most profitable businesses. Our products surface new selections and provide customers a wide set of product choices along their shopping journeys. The business focuses on generating value for shoppers as well as advertisers. Our team uses econometrics, machine learning, and data science to build disruptive products for all our Advertising products and generate insights that guide Amazon Advertising strategy, providing direct support to senior leadership. Key Responsibilities Leverage econometrics and ML models to optimize advertising strategies on behalf of our customers. Influence key business and product decisions based on insights from models you develop. Perform hands‑on analysis and modeling with enormous data sets to develop insights that increase traffic monetization and merchandise sales without compromising shopper experience. Work closely with software engineers on detailed requirements to productionize the models you build. Run A/B experiments that affect hundreds of millions of customers, evaluate the impact of your optimizations and communicate your results to various business stakeholders. Work with other scientists, software developers, and product partners to implement your solutions. Qualifications PhD in economics or equivalent. At least 2 years of industry consulting, government, or academic research experience. Knowledge of at least one statistical software package such as R, Stata, Matlab, or SAS. Experience in prediction and forecasting in a research or industrial environment. Experience handling large datasets. Compensation California Culver City: $136,000.00 – $184,000.00 USD annually USA NY New York: $157,300.00 – $212,800.00 USD annually USA WA Seattle: $136,000.00 – $184,000.00 USD annually Benefits A comprehensive benefits package includes health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription), basic life & AD&D insurance, supplemental life plans, EAP, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, and coverage for adoption and surrogacy reimbursement. The company also offers 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Equal Opportunity Employment Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. #J-18808-Ljbffr Neier Inc.