Job ID: 10395023 | Amazon.com Services LLCThe AdsEcon Team within Digicon is looking for an experienced PhD economist. You will lead science projects using cutting edge econometrics and machine learning to advance science especially behind our advertising business. Advertising is used daily to surface new selection and provide customers a wider set of product choices along their shopping journeys. The business is focused on generating value for shoppers as well as advertisers. Our team uses a combination of econometrics, machine learning, and data science to build disruptive products for all our Advertising products. We also generate insights to guide Amazon Advertising strategy, providing direct support to senior leadership.Location could be Seattle, Los Angeles, or New York City.Key job responsibilities- Leverage econometrics and ML models to optimize advertising strategies on behalf of our customers.- Influence key business and product decisions based on insights from models you develop.- Identify and pitch new opportunities to leadership that are suggested by the data.- Partner with other science leaders throughout Amazon to develop consistent and repeatable solutions.- Design and analyze experiments (A/B testing etc.) to evaluate different strategies.- Work with other scientists, software developers, and product partners to implement your solutions.Basic Qualifications- PhD in economics or equivalentPreferred 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 prediction and forecasting in a research or industrial environment- Experience with handling large datasetsLos Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with emplo