Description Amazon's Supply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT) group is at the forefront of applying machine learning to transformative real-world problems. We are seeking a talented Senior Applied Scientist with Reinforcement Learning (RL) experience to join our team, where you will be focused on making significant contributions to the field, through hands-on research in RL. If you are driven by innovation, we want to hear from you. As a Data Scientist in SCOT, you will be working alongside thought science and engineering leaders, contributing to academic research and complex, real-world applications. Your work will directly influence Amazon's global inventory planning systems, shaping decisions that affect billions of dollars worth of inventory and a wide array of product lines. You are an analytical problem solver who enjoys diving into data from various businesses, is excited about investigations and algorithms, can multi-task, and can credibly interface between scientists, engineers and business stakeholders. Your expertise in synthesizing and communicating insights and recommendations to audiences of varying levels of technical sophistication will enable you to answer specific business questions and innovate for the future. Key job responsibilities · Analysis of large amounts of data from different parts of the supply chain and their associated business functions · Improving upon existing machine learning methodologies by developing new data sources, developing and testing model enhancements, running computational experiments, and fine-tuning model parameters for new models · Formalizing assumptions about how models are expected to behave, creating definitions of outliers, developing methods to systematically identify these outliers, and explaining why they are reasonable or identifying fixes for them · Communicating verbally and in writing to business customers with various levels of technical knowledge, educating them about our research, as well as sharing insights and recommendations · Utilizing code (Python, R, Scala, etc.) for analyzing data and building statistical and machine learning models and algorithms Basic Qualifications - 5+ years of SQL experience - 5+ years of professional or military experience - Experience programming to extract, transform and clean large (multi-TB) data sets - Experience in scripting for automation (e.g. Python) and advanced SQL skills. - Experience with AWS technologies - Experience with theory and practice of information retrieval, data science, machine learning and data mining - Experience with theory and practice of design of experiments and statistical analysis of results Preferred Qualifications - Experience working directly with business stakeholders to translate between data and business needs - Experience managing, analyzing and communicating results to senior leadership Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $117,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $202,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.