Sr. Economist, PV Science

Amazon • Culver City, CA

23h

About The Position

Prime Video is an industry leading, high-growth business and a critical driver
of Amazon Prime subscriptions, which contributes to customer loyalty and
lifetime value. Prime Video is a digital video streaming and download service
that offers Amazon customers the ability to rent, purchase or subscribe to a
huge catalog of videos. The Prime Video Science team is looking for a Senior
Economist to support strategic projects in the Amazon Video business. Amazon
Video provides value to our customers as both a key Prime membership benefit and
separately as a retail outlet for digital downloads and streams of top TV and
Movie titles.

As an economist focusing on Amazon Video, you will be responsible for
understanding the value that the business creates for our customers and to
develop new, disruptive innovations to grow global Prime Video usage and
customer value. This role requires an individual with strong quantitative
modeling skills and the ability to apply statistical/machine learning,
econometric, and experimental design methods to large amount of individual level
data. The candidate should have strong communication skills, be able to work
closely with stakeholders and translate data-driven findings into actionable
insights. The successful candidate will be a self-starter comfortable with
ambiguity, with strong attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced
and ever-changing environment.

Requirements

• PhD in economics or equivalent
• Knowledge of Python or R
• 5+ years work experience in applied statistics, econometrics, or consulting

Nice To Haves

• Experience in analytics and applied economics
• Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems
• Experience in building analytic or scientific data products or solutions
• Experience in industry, consulting, government or academic research

Responsibilities

• Build scalable analytic solutions using state of the art tools based on large datasets
• Build econometric models, conduct statistical/machine learning analyses, or design experiments to measure the value of the business and its many features
• Partner closely with Business, Finance, Science, and Tech partners to build prototypes and implement production solutions
• Independently identify new opportunities for leveraging economic insights and models in the Video business
• Develop and execute product workplans from concept, prototype to production incorporating feedback from customers, scientists and business leaders
• Write both technical white papers and business-facing documents to clearly explain complex technical concepts to audiences with diverse business/scientific backgrounds

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

What This Job Offers

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