What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Principal Economist – Marketing Measurement position at Jobright.ai?
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Job Summary:
Amazon is a global leader in e-commerce and marketing, seeking a Principal Economist for their WW Stores Marketing Measurement team. In this role, you will drive innovative marketing measurement strategies, lead experimental design, and collaborate with scientists and business partners to optimize marketing investments.
Responsibilities:
• Pioneer new approaches to experimentation/RCT science, automation and scalability
• Establish and elevate experimentation standards across Amazon's marketing ecosystem
• Drive alignment on experimentation best practices across partner teams and the Amazon science community
• Lead the development of uncertainty quantification and risk-based decision-making frameworks
• Support scientists in designing and analyzing high-impact experiments
Qualifications:
Required:
• PhD in Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, Marketing Science, or related quantitative field
• 10 years designing and analyzing experiments in an industry setting
• Experience with causal inference methods and uncertainty quantification
• Programming experience in Python, R, or similar statistical computing languages
• Published research or technical documentation on experimental methods or causal inference
• Experience mentoring or advising other scientists on experimental design and analysis
• Track record of collaborating with business stakeholders to drive data-driven decisions
• Experience developing statistical models for business applications
• Experience with Bayesian methods and probabilistic programming
Preferred:
• Experience with large-scale marketing measurement
• Multiple experimental design methods (user, geo, item) including inventing new ones
• Machine learning applications in causal inference
• History of influencing scientific standards across organizations
• Presenting to executive audiences
• Mentoring PhD-level scientists
• Strong communication skills
• Business acumen
• Ability to drive clarity in complex situations
Company:
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. Founded in 1994, the company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, with a team of 10001 employees. The company is currently Public Company. Amazon has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.