Economist - Advertising Finance, Advertising Finance Econ and Science

Economist Position

Sponsored Advertising Finance at Amazon.com is seeking an exceptional Economist to join us. The most important question the team is trying to answer includes: What are the long-term impacts of our initiatives? Where will Advertising's growth come from in the next year? How big the Advertising business will become over the next three years? Which widgets are poised to quintuple in size? What are the interactions between consumer and Ads business? We're building a team to answer these questions using economics methods. This Economist role will collaborate directly with other economists, data scientists, financial managers, and engineers to do causal impact analysis, build accurate predictive models, and will have exposure to senior leadership as we communicate results and provide scientific guidance to the business. A successful candidate will be a problem solver who excels in translating broad business problems into specific analytics projects, enjoys diving into data, is excited by difficult modeling challenges, and possesses strong communication skills to effectively interact with the business teams. Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with economists, data scientists, financial managers, and business leaders to define product requirements, provide science support, and communicate feedback.
• Implement economics methods to solve specific business problems utilizing code (Python, R, Scala, etc.).
• Improve existing methodologies by developing new data sources, testing model enhancements, and fine-tuning model parameters.
• Present data in a format that is immediately useful to answer the critical business questions.