Sr. Data Scientist, FCGT

Amazon
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Amazon strives to be Earth's most customer-centriccompany where people can find and discover virtually anything theywant to buy online. Amazon's evolution is driven by the spirit ofinnovation that is part of the company's DNA. Amazon SellerServices is looking for a Data Scientist to work hands on fromconcept to delivery on generative AI, statistical analysis,prescriptive and predictive analysis, and machine learningimplementation projects. We are looking for a problem solver withstrong analytical skills and a solid understanding of statistics& machine learning algorithms as well as a practicalunderstanding of collecting, assembling, cleaning and setting updisparate data from enterprise systems. Key Job Responsibilities 1.Ability to understand a business problem and the available data andidentify what statistical or ML techniques can be applied to answera business question. 2. Given a business problem, estimate solutionfeasibility and potential approaches based on available data. 3.Understand what data is available, where, and how to pull ittogether. Work with partner teams where needed to facilitatepermissions and acquisition of required data. 4. Quickly prototypesolutions and build models to test feasibility of solutionapproach. 5. Build statistical models/ML models, train and testthem to drive towards the optimal level of model performance. 6.Improve existing processes with development and implementation ofstate of the art generative AI models. 7. Work with technologyteams to integrate models by wrapping them as services that pluginto Amazon's marketplace and fulfillment systems. 8. Work acrossthe spectrum of reporting and data visualization, statisticalmodeling and supervised learning tools and techniques and apply theright level of solution to the right problem. 9. The problem setcovers aspects of detecting fraud and abuse, improving performance,driving lift and adoption, recommending the right upsell to theright audience, cost saving, selection economics and severalothers. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - 5+ years of data querying languages(e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python) orstatistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab, etc.)experience. - 5+ years of data scientist experience. - Experiencewith statistical models e.g. multinomial logistic regression.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience working with data engineersand business intelligence engineers collaboratively. - Experiencemanaging data pipelines. - Experience as a leader and mentor on adata science team. Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusiveworkplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does notdiscriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, genderidentity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability,age, or other legally protected status.#J-18808-Ljbffr

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