Senior Applied Scientist, Amazon Health – Santa Clara, CA – $150,400 – $260,000/year

Amazon Health is on a mission to make healthcare more accessible and personalized for customers. We are seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to join our expert team working on cutting-edge machine learning solutions.

In this role, you will leverage large-language-models (LLMs) to develop innovative healthcare products that address customer needs. If you are passionate about using technology to improve people’s lives, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

Working closely with product, UX, and business teams, you will tackle challenging problems and drive new customer experiences in the healthcare sector. Your work will involve rapid prototyping, deploying models at scale, and mentoring junior scientists.

About Amazon Health

Amazon Health is focused on revolutionizing how customers access healthcare products and services. Our team at Health Storefront and Shared Tech is dedicated to creating technologies that make healthcare more convenient, personalized, and cost-effective. As part of the Health AI team, you’ll work with diverse experts to build advanced solutions that help customers find and engage with the healthcare products they need.

Role of the Senior Applied Scientist

As a Senior Applied Scientist, your key responsibilities will include developing scalable methodologies for evaluating LLM outputs, designing semantic retrieval systems, and optimizing models for customer experiences.

You will also be involved in tuning, training, and optimizing LLMs to balance compelling customer experiences with operational scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate product and customer experience requirements into science metrics.
• Develop methodologies to evaluate and optimize LLM outputs.
• Design and implement high-quality knowledge bases and semantic retrieval systems.
• Mentor junior scientists and influence scientific best practices within the organization.

Compensation & Benefits

The base salary for this position ranges from $150,400 to $260,000 per year, depending on experience and location. Amazon offers a comprehensive benefits package, including equity, sign-on payments, and a wide range of benefits that support your career growth and personal well-being.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience building machine learning models for business applications.
• PhD or Master’s degree in a related field with significant experience in machine learning models.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++, Python, Java, or Perl.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in building machine learning models for business applications.
• Experience in scaling and deploying machine learning models in production environments.

Working Conditions

This role is based in Santa Clara, CA. You will work in a collaborative environment where innovation and experimentation are encouraged.

The Health AI team values diversity, inclusion, and the growth of its team members, providing a dynamic space to apply your skills and drive significant impact in the healthcare industry.

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How to Apply

Join Amazon Health as a Senior Applied Scientist and help shape the future of healthcare technology. Apply today!