Senior Data Scientist
Key job responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end design, development, and delivery of data science solutions for complex business problems, applying statistical modeling, machine learning, and quantitative analysis to generate actionable recommendations.
- Evaluate and recommend appropriate data science strategies and methodologies by leveraging broad expertise across multiple disciplines, ensuring solutions are rigorous, scalable, and aligned with business goals.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams to define problem statements, advocate for relevant data collection and instrumentation, and communicate insights that influence team strategy.
- Drive data science best practices across the team by establishing standards for code quality, model validation, and reproducibility, while mentoring other data scientists and reviewing their analyses and models.
- Identify gaps in existing metrics and measurement frameworks, propose new approaches, and proactively restructure data sources to improve analytical capabilities and operational excellence.
A day in the life
You start your morning reviewing model performance dashboards and identifying areas for improvement. By mid-morning, you are deep in collaboration with engineers and product partners, aligning on how your latest analysis will shape an upcoming launch decision. After lunch, you might prototype a new machine learning approach, run experiments, or write up findings in a document for leadership review. You also carve out time to mentor a teammate on a modeling challenge and participate in a science review, offering feedback that raises the quality bar for the group. You will work with global partner data teams.
About the team
Our team is focused on using data science to solve meaningful problems that directly impact Amazon's 3P business in Europe. We value intellectual rigor, creative problem-solving, and a collaborative environment where every team member's perspective matters. We are building toward a future where our models and analyses drive smarter, faster decisions at scale. If you want to join an inclusive team that encourages experimentation and continuous learning, we would love to hear from you.