Business Research Analyst

DESCRIPTIONAs a Research Analyst you ll collaborate with experts to develop cutting-edge ML solutions for business needs You ll drive product pilots demonstrating innovative thinking and customer focus You ll build scalable solutions write high-quality code and develop state-of-the-art ML models You ll coordinate between science and software teams optimizing solutions The role requires thriving in ambiguous fast-paced environments and working independently with ML models Key job responsibilities Collaborate with seasoned Applied Scientists and propose best in class ML solutions for business requirements Dive deep to drive product pilots demonstrate think big and customer obsession LPs to steer the product roadmap Build scalable solutions in partnership with Applied Scientists by developing technical intuition to write high quality code and develop state of the art ML models utilizing most recent research breakthroughs in academia and industry Coordinate design efforts between Sciences and Software teams to deliver optimized solutions Ability to thrive in an ambiguous uncertain and fast moving ML usecase developments Familiar with ML models and work independent About the team Retail Business Services Technology RBS Tech team develops the systems and science to accelerate Amazon s flywheel The team drives three core themes 1 Find and Fix all customer and selling partner experience CX and SPX defects using technology 2 Generate comprehensive insights for brand growth opportunities and 3 Completely automate Stores tasks We work to solve problems related to entity extraction for Catalog completeness and consistency multi-label classification aspect and topic extraction for Customer Anecdote Mining image and text similarity and retrieval using NLP and Computer Vision RBS Sciences team has grown to 11 Applied Scientists and created multi-million dollar impact by developing foundational models for these business problems Team has also contributed significantly in innovation space by publishing research papers both internal Amazon and external conferences and Patents over last 3 years BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Basic Qualifications - Bachelor s degree in Quantitative or STEM disciplines Science Technology Engineering Mathematics - 1 years of relevant work experience in solving real world business problems using machine learning deep learning data mining and statistical algorithms - Strong hands-on programming skills in Python SQL Hadoop Hive Additional knowledge of Spark Scala R Java desired but not mandatory - Strong analytical thinking - Ability to creatively solve business problems innovating new approaches where required and articulating ideas to a wide range of audiences using strong data written and verbal communication skills - Ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders including development teams product management and operations PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Preferred Qualifications - Master s degree with specialization in ML NLP or Computer Vision preferred - 1 years relevant work experience in a related field s project management customer advocate product owner engineering business analysis - Diverse experience will be favored eg a mix of experience across different roles - In-depth understanding of machine learning concepts including developing models and tuning the hyper-parameters as well as deploying models and building ML service - Technical expertise experience in Data science ML and StatisticsOur 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 for more information If the country region you re applying in isn t listed please contact your Recruiting Partner