Applied Scientist II, Special Projects

Amazon
Seattle, WA, USA2026-08-06ONSITE

About the job

As an Applied Scientist on our team, you will focus on building state-of-the-art ML models for healthcare. Our team rewards curiosity while maintaining a laser-focus in bringing products to market. Competitive candidates are responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, startup-like environment. At the forefront of both academic and applied research in this product area, you have the opportunity to work together with a diverse and talented team of scientists, engineers, and product managers and collaborate with other teams. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on projects that could fundamentally transform healthcare outcomes.

Responsibilities

Design and implement novel AI/ML solutions for complex healthcare challenges

Drive advancements in machine learning and data science

Balance theoretical knowledge with practical implementation

Work closely with customers and partners to understand their requirements

Navigate ambiguity and create clarity in early-stage product development

Collaborate with cross-functional teams while fostering innovation in a collaborative work environment to deliver impactful solutions

Establish best practices for ML experimentation, evaluation, development and deployment

Partner with leadership to define roadmap and strategic initiatives

Qualifications

Minimum

3+ years of building models for business application experience

PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience

Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals

Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language

Experience in solving business problems through machine learning, data mining and statistical algorithms

Experience in designing experiments and statistical analysis of results

Preferred

Experience using Unix/Linux

Experience in professional software development

Experience in several of the following areas: machine learning, statistics, deep learning, natural language processing, or information retrieval

Experience applying causal inference techniques in artificial intelligence and machine learning systems