Economist, Prime Video Science, Prime Video Science

About the role

The Prime Video Science team leverages the latest in machine learning and AI techniques combined with causal inference to bring scientific rigor to the biggest decisions in entertainment: what content to make, what to license, and where to invest. We build large-scale models that simulate how our global customer base responds to change, and we get to see that work shape what the business does.

Prime Video is an industry-leading entertainment business and a critical driver of Amazon Prime subscriptions, contributing to customer loyalty and lifetime value. We're looking for an Economist to help us design the experiments that ground our models in reality, evaluate the AI systems we build, and turn our model and experiment results into insights the business can act on.

As an Economist on this team, you will design and analyze experiments, build evaluations for AI systems, and run deep-dive analyses on our models, experiments, and customer data. You will work close to science: probing why a model behaves the way it does, pressure-testing results before they reach senior leaders, and, where it helps, building your own statistical and causal models.

The candidate should have strong communication skills and the ability to translate complex, ambiguous analyses into clear findings for both technical and business audiences. The successful candidate will be a self-starter comfortable with ambiguity, with strong attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.

Key job responsibilities

• Design and analyze randomized experiments that validate and calibrate our models and measure the impact of content and product changes.
• Build evaluations and benchmarks for the AI systems the team develops and define what "good" looks like for them.
• Run deep-dive analyses on model outputs, experiment results, and customer behavior to surface the story behind the numbers and catch issues before they reach stakeholders.
• Apply statistical modeling, causal inference, and data analysis to answer business questions and inform major investment decisions.
• Communicate findings to business, finance, engineering, and science stakeholders through clear written analyses and business-facing documents.

Basic Qualifications

• PhD in economics or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of industry, consulting, government, or academic research experience
• Knowledge of at least one statistical software package such as R, Stata, Matlab, SAS
• Experience in implementing modern machine-learning methods (e.g., boosted regression trees, random forests, neural networks)
• Experience with handling of large datasets

Additional information

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Pay and benefits

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.

USA, CA, Culver City - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually

USA, WA, SEATTLE - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually