Data Scientist, Last Mile Execution Analytics (LMEA)

DESCRIPTION

The Amazon Logistics (AMZL) Team is responsible for the acquisition, design, construction, and management of all facilities in the Amazon Delivery Station Network.

AMZL is looking for a talented and passionate Data Scientist to help shape its Last Mile business with technical strategies and solutions, by processing, analyzing and interpreting huge data sets. You should be comfortable with ambiguity, problem solving and enjoy working in a fast-paced, diverse and dynamic environment. Using analytical rigor and statistical methods, you mine through data to identify opportunities for Amazon and our delivery channels. And you collaborate with other scientists, engineers, Product and Program Managers to deploy new products and solutions.

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Last Mile Department
Data Analyst/BI Engineer
Tokyo Office

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Key job responsibilities

• Creating a roadmap of the most challenging business questions and use data to articulate possible root cause analysis and solutions
• Managing and executing entire projects or components of large projects from start to finish including project management, data gathering and manipulation, synthesis and modeling, problem solving, and communication of insights
• Partnering with Product, Program and Engineering teams to design and run models, research new algorithms, and prove incrementality and drive growth
• Understanding drivers, impacts, and key influences on seller growth dynamics
• Developing and scaling end-to-end ML Models and solutions
• Automating feedback loops for algorithms in production
• Utilizing Amazon systems and tools to effectively work with terabytes of data

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor or Master's degree in highly quantitative field (CS, machine learning, mathematics, statistics) or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of experience working in data science in a consumer product company
• Ability to build and scale ML models
• Experience coaching junior members to a successful career track
• Experience in SQL, Excel/VBA, R, Python, or other scripting languages
• Experience conveying rigorous mathematical concepts and considerations to non-experts through data visualizations
• Business level of English

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters or PhD in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, Machine Learning, AI, Statistics, or equivalent)
• 8+ years of experience working in data science in a consumer product company
• Extensive knowledge and practical experience in several of the following areas: machine learning, statistics, NLP, deep learning, recommendation systems, dialogue systems, information retrieval
• Skilled with Java, C++, or other programming language, as well as with R, SAS, MATLAB, Python or similar scripting language
• Ability to distill informal customer requirements into problem definitions, dealing with ambiguity and competing objectives
• Ability to manage and quantify improvement in customer experience or value for the business resulting from research outcomes
• Excited about working in a diverse group and contributing to an inclusive culture