Data Scientist, Advertising Measurement Research

Amazon Advertising operates at the intersection of e-Commerce and Advertising, offering a range of digital advertising solutions with the goal of helping our customers discover and shop for anything they want to buy. The Amazon Advertising business is growing at a fast pace and this team’s mission is to apply science and technology to accelerate that growth through best-in-class solutions. As the Advertising Measurement Research (AMR) team within Amazon Ads, we conduct customer-relevant industry-leading research and metric development across advertisers and verticals, with the purpose of developing an understanding of how our advertisers’ investment impacts their businesses on- and off-Amazon.


We are seeking a self-driven Data Scientist with strong research design and analytical skills to join our team. In this role, you will leverage your knowledge in AI/ML techniques and internal and industry data to help advertisers and marketers understand the performance of various advertising products along with supporting machine learning at scale. To accomplish this, you will work closely with the principal product manager, BIE and science leaders on the AMR team and collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement advanced data tools, predictive models, and machine learning algorithms to support advertising strategies and optimize revenue streams. You will work very closely with research scientists on the team to explore new ideas, techniques, and tools as well as test hypotheses generated by research scientists, providing feedback and refinement. You will analyze large-scale data to identify patterns and trends, and design and run A/B experiments to improve advertiser experiences.

Key job responsibilities
- Design and execute large projects and experiments from beginning to end, and drive solutions to complex or ambiguous problems
- Create tools and solve challenges using statistical modeling, machine learning, optimization, and/or other approaches for quantifiable impact on the business
- Use broad expertise to recommend the right strategies, methodologies, and best practices, teaching and mentoring others
- Key influencer of your team’s business strategy and of related teams’ strategies
- Communication and documentation of methodologies, insights, and recommendations for senior leaders with various levels of technical knowledge

About the team
The Advertising Measurement Research team designs and conducts research studies across advertisers and verticals, with the purpose of developing an understanding of how our advertisers’ investment impacts their businesses, both on- and off-Amazon. To benefit customers directly, we develop case studies or white papers, offering advertisers a comprehensive view of emerging measurement trends and best practices. Also, our work influences new product features and metrics to build.- 2+ years of data scientist experience
- 3+ years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab, etc.) experience
- 3+ years of machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques, and parameters that affect their performance experience
- Experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment- Experience in Python, Perl, or another scripting language
- Experience in a ML or data scientist role with a large technology company

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $125,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/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.