Principal Economist, Stores Economics and Science

Principal Economist, Stores Economics and Science

Job ID: 10434897 | Amazon.com Services LLC

This role will contribute to developing the Economics and Science products and services in the Fee domain, with specialization in supply chain systems and fees. Using economics, you will develop causal links for how Amazon, sellers and customers interact. You will be a key and senior scientist, advising Amazon leaders on pricing our services. You will work on developing frameworks and scalable, repeatable models supporting optimal pricing and policy in the two‑sided marketplace that is central to Amazon’s business. The pricing for Amazon services is complex. You will partner with science and technology teams across Amazon including Advertising, Supply Chain, Operations, Prime, Consumer Pricing, and Finance.

Key responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced Principal Economist to improve our understanding of seller economics, enhance our ability to estimate the causal impact of fees, and work with partner teams to design pricing policy changes. In this role, you will provide guidance to scientists to develop econometric models that influence fee pricing worldwide. You will lead the development of causal models to help isolate the impact of fee and policy changes from other business actions, using experiments when possible, or observational data when not. They will work closely with Economists, Data / Applied Scientists, Strategy Analysts, Data Engineers, and Product leads to integrate economic insights into policy and systems production. Familiarity with systems and services that constitute seller supply chains is a plus but not required.

Basic Qualifications

• PhD in Economics, Computer Science, or highly related field (Statistics, Finance, Math)
• 10+ years in industry, consulting, government, or academic research
• Experience with big data and machine learning or data science
• Coding ability in a scripting language such as R or Python or STATA

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business‑relevant problems
• Experience in building analytic or scientific data products or solutions
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey complicated processes and systems to business partners and senior leadership
• Applicants with considerably more and broader experience are also strongly encouraged
• Strong track record in performing high‑quality analysis of data at scale

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include working safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhering to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicating effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and following all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The base salary range for this position varies by location:

• USA, CA, Palo Alto – $217,800.00 – $294,700.00 USD annually
• USA, NY, New York – $208,300.00 – $281,800.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle – $189,400.00 – $256,200.00 USD annually

Paid time off, parental leave, health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance and optional supplemental life plans, EAP, mental health support, medical advice line), 401(k) matching, and other benefits are available. For more information, visit