Amazon is hiring: Data Scientist, Amazon Robotics (AR) in Boston
Amazon, Boston, MA, United States, 02298
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Description
Are you inspired by invention? Is problem solving through teamwork in your DNA? Do you like the idea of seeing how your work impacts the bigger picture? Answer yes to any of these and you’ll fit right in here at Amazon Robotics. We are a smart, collaborative team of doers that work passionately to apply in robotics and software to solve real-world challenges that will transform our customers’ experiences in ways we can’t even imagine yet. We invent new improvements every day. We are Amazon Robotics and we will give you the tools and support you need to invent with us in ways that are rewarding, fulfilling and fun.
Description
Are you inspired by invention? Is problem solving through teamwork in your DNA? Do you like the idea of seeing how your work impacts the bigger picture? Answer yes to any of these and you’ll fit right in here at Amazon Robotics. We are a smart, collaborative team of doers that work passionately to apply in robotics and software to solve real-world challenges that will transform our customers’ experiences in ways we can’t even imagine yet. We invent new improvements every day. We are Amazon Robotics and we will give you the tools and support you need to invent with us in ways that are rewarding, fulfilling and fun.
Position Overview
The Amazon Robotics (AR) Simulation organization builds simulation models and conduct simulation experiments to support a broad range of robotic solutions. We use the simulation-first approach to inform critical engineering and business decisions for the AR systems.
We're looking for an experienced, self-directed, senior Data Scientist with a strong background in coding, statistical, and data mining techniques. You should have excellent problem-solving skills, strong communication skills, the ability to work autonomously, and an enthusiasm for leveraging data to drive meaningful business outcomes.
Key job responsibilities
As a Data Scientist on the team, you will play a crucial role in driving data-powered decision making. Your main focus will be
- Collecting, creating and manipulating large, complex datasets to produce validated simulation inputs
- Designing simulation experiments by considering the optimization targets, variable spaces and computational cost
- Querying simulation outputs, generating metrics, and establishing robust data analysis frameworks to quantify the impact of the solutions
- Creating compelling data visualizations to communicate system performance and identify improvement areas
- Producing reports that suggests tradeoffs and informs decisions
- Staying up to date with the best data tools to automate data workflows
- Collaborating cross-functionally with software developers, domain experts, scientists and business stakeholders to understand the business goals, translate them into data-drive projects and deliver impactful results.
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plan
Basic Qualifications
- 2+ years of data scientist or similar role involving data extraction, analysis, statistical modeling and communication experience
- 2+ years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL, Hadoop/Hive) experience
- 3+ years of machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques, and parameters that affect their performance experience
- Master's degree in a quantitative field, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, data science, business analytics, economics, finance, engineering, or computer science experience
- Experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment
- Experience in Python, Perl, or another scripting language
- Experience in a ML or data scientist role with a large technology company
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Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A2997581
Seniority level
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Job function
Engineering and Information TechnologyIndustries
Software Development
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