Economist, PXT Central Science

Amazon is hiring a full-time Economist for the People eXperience and Technology Central Science (PXT Central Science) team, based on-site in Fort Myer, Arlington County. If you want to apply rigorous economic methods to questions that shape the working lives of more than a million people, this role offers an uncommon chance to make a measurable difference.

About the Role

As an Economist on Amazon's PXT Central Science team, you will join an interdisciplinary group that draws on economics, behavioral science, statistics, and machine learning. The team works proactively to surface mechanisms and process improvements that strengthen Amazon while also improving the wellbeing of employees and the meaning and value they find in their work. This is a science-and-engineering partnership, and your economic expertise will sit at the center of it.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and apply economic models to identify opportunities that improve both organizational outcomes and employee experience.
• Collaborate across disciplines — pairing economics with behavioral science, statistics, and machine learning — to build practical, evidence-based solutions.
• Translate complex analyses into clear recommendations that inform decisions and drive process improvements.
• Work alongside scientists and engineers to move research from concept to real-world implementation.

Qualifications

• Training and demonstrated capability in economics, with the ability to apply quantitative methods to applied problems.
• Comfort working in an interdisciplinary setting that blends behavioral science, statistics, and machine learning.
• Strong analytical judgment and the communication skills to make technical findings useful to non-specialists.
• A collaborative mindset suited to a team that unites scientific research with engineering execution.

About Amazon

Amazon is a global technology and operations company known for invention on behalf of its customers and its workforce. Within Amazon, the PXT Central Science team focuses specifically on the people side of the business, using science to improve how work is experienced across the organization. This Economist position is based in Fort Myer, Arlington County, and is a full-time, on-site role (not remote).

How to Apply

Ready to bring your economics expertise to the PXT Central Science team at Amazon? Submit your application for the Economist role in Fort Myer, Arlington County through the official listing.

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