Principal Economist, Topline Forecasting

$170,500 - $294,700/Yr

Amazon.com - Bellevue, WA

Full-time - Senior

Bellevue, WA

General Merchandise Retailers

About the position

The Topline Forecasting team in the Supply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT) group at Amazon is seeking a Principal Economist to provide thought-leadership in addressing critical questions regarding Amazon's growth and strategic decisions. This role involves owning the long-run outlook for Amazon's global consumer business and shaping high-level strategic decisions. The successful candidate will formalize problem definitions, build econometric models, and develop innovative solutions for complex business challenges.

Responsibilities

• Understand the state-of-the-art in time series and econometric modeling.
• Apply econometric tools and theory to solve business problems in a fast-moving environment.
• Extract insights and correct interpretations from data using advanced modeling techniques.
• Communicate insights in a digestible manner to senior leaders in Finance and Operations.
• Anticipate future business challenges and design modeling solutions to tackle them.
• Influence the Topline team's scientific research agenda and deliverables.
• Contribute to the broader Econ research community in Amazon.
• Advise other economists on scientific best practices and raise the bar of research.
• Mentor other scientists and contribute to their career development.

Requirements

• PhD in Economics or closely related field.
• Track record of publications that have advanced the state-of-the-art.
• 6-8 or more years of experience in industry, consulting, government or academic research.
• Expertise in applied time series.
• Fluency in at least one statistical software package such as R, Stata, Matlab, SAS.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong background in econometrics, statistics methodology, machine learning, applications to business problems, and/or big data.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, SQL, and/or working in a Unix/Linux environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced business environment.
• Effective verbal and written communications skills.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Financial benefits
• Equity options
• Sign-on payments
• Comprehensive employee benefits package