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Data Scientist II, Prime Air

Amazon.com Inc
  • Seattle, WA
    12 days ago

    Job Description

    Are you excited to figure out not just what is happening but why - and to help build a delivery business that"s still taking shape? We"re looking for a Data Scientist who thrives on ambiguity and wants to own measurement, modeling, and experimentation across how customers experience Amazon"s drone-delivery service.

    Your work will span the full data-science toolkit: designing and analyzing experiments (A/B tests), deep-diving customer-experience issues to find root causes, building propensity and behavioral models, forecasting demand, and applying causal methods to understand what actually drives our metrics. You"ll work with large, evolving operational and customer datasets; partner closely with data engineers, scientists, and business stakeholders; and translate rigorous analysis into clear, decision-ready recommendations. Because the business is early and moving fast, you"ll help define the right problems as much as solve them - with real room to explore new methods and shape how we measure and improve as we scale.

    If you"re a curious, collaborative problem-solver who"s energized by turning complex, ambiguous data into insight and clear direction, we"d love to hear from you.

    Key job responsibilities

    • Design and execute data science solutions using a range of methodologies-including machine learning, statistical modeling, and generative AI techniques-to address business problems where the approach is not immediately clear.
    • Acquire, transform, and validate large, evolving operational and customer datasets dive deep to investigate anomalies and data quality; and partner with data engineers to bring models and metrics into production.
    • Design, run, and analyze experiments (A/B and quasi-experimental studies) to measure impact, size opportunities, and guide product and operational decisions.
    • Deep-dive customer-experience issues and metric movements to identify root causes - the why behind the what, including how our metrics and their drivers relate and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
    • Communicate complex analyses to technical and non-technical audiences, earn the trust of senior leaders, and influence roadmap and prioritization decisions with your recommendations.
    • Own your workstream end-to-end, from problem definition through delivery and ongoing measurement partnering across data engineering, product, and business teams as the business scales.

    A day in the life

    You might start your morning reviewing model performance metrics before joining a working session with engineers to refine a data pipeline. After lunch, you could be prototyping a new machine learning approach, running experiments, and comparing results against baseline models. Later, you might present preliminary findings to business partners, translating statistical outputs into plain-language recommendations. You will regularly participate in team discussions, scientific reviews, and mentoring conversations that keep you learning and growing.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSeattle, WA
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

    Our Leadership Principles
    Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles

    Skills

    • A/B Testingunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Customer Experienceunmatched
    • Data Managementunmatched
    • Data Qualityunmatched
    • Data Scienceunmatched
    • Data Setsunmatched
    • Demand Forecasting/Planningunmatched
    • Divingunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Experiment Designunmatched
    • Machine Learningunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Model Reviewunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Performance Modelingunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Product Documentationunmatched
    • Prototypingunmatched
    • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
    • Statistical Modelingunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Technical Analysisunmatched
    • Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)unmatched

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