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: Job summary Interested in Amazon Alexa? We are building the AI experiences behind Amazon Alexa and Amazon products and services such as the Echo and Alexa Apps. Come join us! We are looking for a Manager, Applied Science who combin

: Job summary Interested in Amazon Alexa We are building the AI experiences behind Amazon Alexa and Amazon products and services such as the Echo and Alexa Apps. Come join us! We are looking for a Manager, Applied Science who combines exceptional technical, research and analytical capabilities to build and lead a team that will be integral to the continued improvement of Amazon Alexa. As a Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team of researchers and data experts in the design, development, testing, and deployment of experiences and model improvements, supporting a range of products. This involves conducting and coordinating process development leading to improved and streamlined processes for model development. Strong customer focus is essential. Providing technical and scientific guidance to your team members. Communicating effectively with senior management as well as with colleagues from science, engineering and business backgrounds. Supporting the career development of your team members. A successful candidate will have an established background in developing customer-facing experiences, a strong technical ability, demonstrated experience in people management, excellent project management skills, great communication skills, and the motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced environment. Basic Qualifications : We are looking for an Applied Science Manager with M.S. in Research, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field with 8 years of work experience Proven leadership in Machine Learning, experience leading and launching projects 8+ years of work experience in areas such as data analytics, data modeling, machine learning, search or personalization- related problems, and large-scale simulation 2+ years of direct people management experience including duties such as performance evaluation and career development Experience in managing multiple business areas resulting from business analytics, optimization techniques, and/or statistical modeling Demonstrated use of modeling and optimization techniques tailored to meet business needs and proven achievements in industrial production systems Knowledge of relevant statistical measures such as confidence intervals, significance of error measurements Preferred Qualifications : Ph.D. in Research, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a closely related field with 4+ years of work experience Solid research track record with peer-reviewed publications in relevant area Hands-on experience in programming and machine learning Experience in professional software engineering best practices Demonstrated leadership abilities, especially with cross-disciplinary efforts Understanding of analysis of algorithms and computational complexity-expertise in prototyping and scripting languages (R, Perl or Python) Scientific thinking and the ability to invent, a track record of thought leadership and contributions that have advanced the field Project and Program management experience