Applied Scientist I, Modeling and Optimization
Location
Bellevue, WA | United States
Job description
DESCRIPTION
Amazon’s Modeling and Optimization Team (MOP) is looking for a passionate individual with strong optimization and analytical skills to join us in the endeavor of designing and planning the most complex supply chain in the world.
The team is responsible for optimizing the global supply chain for Amazon.com and ensuring that the company is able to inbound goods from seller and vendors, transport them to their target fulfillment center, and deliver to our customers as quickly, accurately, and cost effectively as possible. We work on problems ranging from network design to inventory management, in order to support strategic decisions. It is a terrific opportunity to have a direct impact in the business while pushing the boundaries of science.
Key job responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced scientist who has solid background in Operations Research, Operations Management, Applied Mathematics or other similar domain.
In this role, you will develop models and solution algorithms that are innovative and scalable to solve new challenges in the inventory management space. You will collaborate with other scientists across teams to create integrated solutions that improves fulfillment speed, cost, and carbon emission. You have deep understanding of business challenges and provide scientific analysis to support business decision using a range of methodologies. You will also work with engineering teams to identify new data requirements, deploy new models or simplifying existing processes.
About the team
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Bellevue, WA, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Experience with SQL and an RDBMS (e.g., Oracle) or Data Warehouse
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