Applied Scientist I, Buyer Risk Prevention (BRP)
amazon
Job Description
Key job responsibilities
Apply machine learning and statistical techniques to build and improve risk management models
Analyze large-scale historical data to identify risk patterns and emerging trends
Develop, validate, and deploy innovative models under the guidance of senior scientists
Experiment with emerging technologies, including GenAI/LLMs, to enhance automation and risk evaluation
Collaborate closely with software engineers to implement models in real-time production systems
Partner with operations and business teams to improve risk policies and operational efficiency
Build scalable, automated pipelines for data analysis, model training, and validation
Monitor model performance and provide clear reporting on key risk and business metrics
Research and prototype new modeling approaches to improve system performance
Basic Qualifications
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Experience with SQL and an RDBMS (e.g., Oracle) or Data Warehouse
- Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Statistics, or related fields
- Experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience implementing algorithms using both toolkits and self-developed code
- Have publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals