Amazon
Economist II, Featured Merchant Algorithm
$136K–$184K
Seattle, WA · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Experience
- Preferred: 2+ years of industry, consulting, government, or academic research experience.
- Education
- PhD in economics or equivalent.
About the job
Uses economic analysis and data to guide business decisions and launch customer-facing features for Amazon’s Featured Merchant Algorithm, which selects and displays offers in the Buy Box and search results.
What you'll do
- Provide technical direction and business expertise to stakeholders on new businesses and features.
- Use data to justify customer-friendly decisions and present customer and financial impacts.
- Collaborate across economics, engineering, product, applied science, program management, and leadership to drive business impact.
What they ask for
- PhD in economics or equivalent.
Nice to have
- 2+ years of industry, consulting, government, or academic research experience.
- Knowledge of a statistical software package such as R, Stata, Matlab, or SAS; experience in prediction and forecasting or handling large datasets.
Pay
136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
R, Stata, Matlab, SAS
AI focus
Works with machine learning algorithms that select featured offers based on customer value factors such as price, availability, delivery options, and customer service.
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