About this opportunity
Amazon.com Services LLC lists this Data Scientist, Amazon Music - DISCO opportunity in seattle, Washington. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Amazon Music’s DISCO MPT team is hiring a Data Scientist to build and scale models and science products that improve personalization and customer growth.
Responsibilities
Lead research and development of models and science products for personalized recommendations
Partner with product leaders at Amazon Music to develop science-driven business strategies
Collaborate with science, marketing, and product teams across Amazon Entertainment and subscription businesses
Educate internal teams on analytics, insights, and measurement
Develop models to identify drivers of key performance metrics and automate deep dives into variances
Work with product and engineering teams to evaluate the impact of new features or algorithms (including Playlist Song Recommendation experiments)
Analyze experiment results and provide recommendations to optimize solutions
Partner with Senior Data Scientists and Product Managers to define success metrics and guardrail metrics
Promote experimentation and advanced analytics across the organization
Requirements
2+ years of data scientist experience
3+ years of experience with data querying languages such as SQL , scripting languages such as Python , or statistical/mathematical software such as R, SAS, Matlab , etc.
3+ years of experience with machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques, including parameters that affect performance
1+ years of guiding and coaching a group of researchers
1+ years of working with or evaluating AI systems
1+ years of creating or contributing to mathematical textbooks, research papers, or educational content
Master’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics), or equivalent STEM experience
Experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment
Preferred Qualifications
Ph.D. in STEM
Knowledge of machine learning concepts and their application to reasoning and problem-solving
Experience in Python, Perl, or another scripting language
Experience in an ML or data scientist role at a large technology company
Experience defining and creating benchmarks for assessing GenAI model performance
Experience working on multi-team, cross-disciplinary projects
Experience applying quantitative analysis to business problems and data-driven decisions
Experience communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication
Technologies
SQL
Python
R
SAS
Matlab
Perl
Location and Salary
Location: Seattle, WA (onsite)
Base salary range: USD 136,000 - 184,000 per yearly
Team Overview
DISCO focuses on accelerating Amazon Music customer growth by enabling product teams to make sound, customer-centric decisions using data and insights
Builds data pipelines, self-service analytics, insights, and predictive models for acquisition, engagement, and retention at scale through personalized customer touchpoints
Benefits
Sign-on payments
Restricted stock units (RSUs)
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D, 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
Parental leave
Los Angeles County Applicants
Job duties include working safely and cooperatively, adhering to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions, communicating effectively and respectfully to ensure exceptional customer service, and following federal, state, and local laws and Company policies
Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some job duties
Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered
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Worksite address
seattle, WA, 98127, US
Who can apply
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