Economist, AWS Marketing Science

DESCRIPTION Amazon Web Services (AWS) is building a world-class marketing organization, and we are looking for an experienced Economist to join the central data and science organization for AWS Marketing.


This candidate will develop innovative solutions to measure the return on marketing investments. They will work closely with business leaders, scientists, and engineers to translate business and functional requirements into concrete deliverables, including the design, development, testing, and deployment of innovative measurement solutions. They will interact with functional leaders owning events (e.g. re:Invent, summits, webinars), paid media (paid search, paid social, display), AWS-owned channels (email, website, console) as well as lead management organization to drive the development, fine-tuning and adoption of the consistent measurement framework across these diverse initiatives.


We seek candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to make a big impact on AWS growth. They will develop strong working relationships and thrive in a collaborative team environment. They will have the creativity, curiosity, and strong judgment to work on high-impact, high-visibility products to improve the experience of AWS leads and customers.


Key job responsibilities

• Apply your expertise in causal inference and ML to develop systems to measure B2B marketing impact
• Develop and execute science products from concept, prototype to production incorporating feedback from customers, scientists and business leaders
• Identify new opportunities for leveraging economic insights and models in the marketing space
• Write technical white papers and business-facing documents to clearly explain complex technical concepts to audiences with diverse business/scientific backgrounds

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD in economics or equivalent

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of industry, consulting, government, or academic research experience
• Experience in prediction and forecasting in a research or industrial environment
• Experience with handling of large datasets
• Knowledge of at least one statistical software package such as R, Stata, Matlab, SAS

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


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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at

USA, NY, New York - 157,300.00 - 212,800.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually