Amazon Principal Applied Scientist/Operations Researcher 

United States, Washington, Bellevue 

149160120

The successful candidate will have a PhD in Operations Research (OR), Computer Science, or Engineering with a strong focus on constrained optimization and 10+ years of practical experience solving complex OR problems. Manufacturing, packaging and/or logistic experience is a plus, but not a requirement
Key job responsibilities

-Ph.D. degree in Operations Research, Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field with publications in refereed academic conferences and journals
-10+ years experience in solving difficult machine learning, optimization, or statistical business problems
-Experience programming in Python, Java, C++ or a related language
-Proven track record in leading, mentoring, and growing teams of scientists
Demonstrated ability to serve as a technical lead
-Excellent writing skills for presenting business cases and scientific models with rigorous analyses that support results/conclusions to influence important decisions.
-Strong fundamentals in problem solving, algorithm design and complexity analysis