Amazon
Data Scientist, LM Planning, LM Science & Analytics Automation
$136K–$184K
Bellevue, WA · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of data scientist experience; additional experience thresholds are listed in requirements.
- Education
- Master’s degree in STEM, or experience working in STEM.
About the job
Develops scientific models, measurement frameworks, and automated tools to optimize Amazon’s delivery network topology, balancing customer experience, delivery speed, and cost.
What you'll do
- Design mathematical, statistical, and optimization models; define measurement and evaluation frameworks for network optimization solutions.
- Partner with business and technical stakeholders to identify opportunities, productionize solutions, and communicate data-driven recommendations.
- Use LLMs and other methods to improve optimization explainability and stakeholder engagement; mentor team members and contribute to hiring.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of experience with data-querying or scripting languages, or statistical/mathematical software.
- 3+ years of experience with machine learning/statistical modeling, data analysis tools and techniques, and performance parameters.
- 1+ years of experience guiding and coaching a group of researchers; 1+ years working with or evaluating AI systems.
- Master’s degree in STEM, or experience working in STEM; experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment.
Nice to have
- Ph.D. in STEM.
- Experience defining benchmarks for GenAI model performance; Python, Perl, or another scripting language.
Pay
136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
SQL, Python, R, SAS, Matlab, Perl, LLMs, AWS
AI focus
Leverage LLMs to improve explainability of optimization and stakeholder engagement; select and evaluate AI/ML methods, including GenAI benchmarking, with attention to accuracy, drift, calibration, bias, safety, and cost.
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