• Principal Economist, Prime Video

    Amazon (Seattle, WA)


    Description

    Interested in influencing what customers around the world see when they turn on Prime Video? The Prime Video Personalization and Discovery matches customers with the right content at the right time, at all touch points throughout the content discovery journey. As a Principal Economist on the team, you will lead the way in shaping how Prime Video consistently makes smart, long-term decisions using online experimentation. Economists at Amazon partner closely with senior management, business stakeholders, and peer technologists to solve key business problems.

     

    Key job responsibilities

     

    - Lead initiatives to measure the value of new feature launches via large-scale online experiments and observational approaches

     

    - Scale decision-making across Prime Video by owning tradeoff frameworks when competing interests fail to align

     

    - Partner with finance, business, and product managers to bridge the gap between science decisions and business impact

     

    - Develop new internal tools to provide visibility and explainability into the model outputs so users can understand and inform future features

    Basic Qualifications

    - PhD in economics or equivalent field

     

    - Experience in industry, consulting, government or academic research

    Preferred Qualifications

    - Experience in analytics and applied economics

     

    - Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems

     

    - Experience in building statistical models using R, Python, STATA, or a related software

     

    Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

     

    Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

     

    Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $170,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $294,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.