Research Scientist, Special Projects

Amazon • Seattle, WA

11d • $125,500 - $169,800 • Onsite

About The Position

This role is part of an Amazon Special Projects team that takes the company’s Think Big leadership principle to the next level. We focus on creating entirely new products and services with a goal of positively impacting the lives of our customers. No industries or subject areas are out of bounds. If you’re interested in innovating at scale to address big challenges in the world, this is the team for you. As a Research Scientist, you will work with a unique and gifted team developing exciting products for consumers and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Our team rewards intellectual curiosity while maintaining a laser-focus in bringing products to market. Competitive candidates are responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, startup-like environment. At the intersection of both academic and applied research in this product area, you have the opportunity to work together with some of the most talented scientists, engineers, and product managers.

Requirements

• PhD in a quantitative field, or MS degree and 1+ years of quantitative field research experience
• Experience investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products
• Experience with data analysis package (R, SAS, Matlab, etc.)
• Experience using SQL databases to manage and analyze large data sets

Nice To Haves

• Experience applying forecasting and data mining techniques
• Associate's degree or above

Responsibilities

• Develop exciting new products for consumers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Investigate the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products.
• Manage and analyze large datasets using SQL databases.

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Work-life balance
• Mentorship
• Career growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree