Are you passionate about leveraging data to deliver actionable insights that impact daily marketing activities at Amazon? The Customer Targeting team in Amazon is seeking an Applied Scientist to join our team to develop models for optimizing the performance of Amazon’s marketing initiatives across channels and advertising formats. You have experience applying modern machine learning methods to answer key business questions, make strategic and tactical recommendations for change, and work with business leaders to drive these to production. You are entrepreneurial and able to work in a highly collaborative environment.

This role requires an individual with strong quantitative modeling skills and experience using statistical methods. The successful candidate will be a self-starter comfortable with ambiguity, with strong attention to detail, an ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.

You will be expected to:
- Leverage knowledge of statistics and optimization to frame decision-making problems for determining marketing spends across channels.
- Predict future customer behavior and business conditions through machine learning and predictive modeling.
- Use analytical and predictive techniques to build models for optimizing targeting.
- Present proposals and results in a clear manner backed by data and coupled with actionable conclusions.

Basic Qualifications

- 3+ years of building models for business application experience
- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
- Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience using Unix/Linux
- Experience in professional software development

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.

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually