Research Scientist II, PXT Central Science

Are you passionate about translating scientific research into real-world impact at massive scale? PXT Central Science (PXTCS) builds the analytical foundations that shape how Amazon attracts, develops, and retains talent at a scale no other company operates. Our models and research directly influence decisions affecting over a million employees worldwide, from compensation and attrition strategy to employee engagement and workforce planning

The L5 Research Scientist in Survey Science contributes to the science behind Amazon's state-of-the-art employee surveys, setting the standard for how Amazon measures what its employees are experiencing. The questions that matter most in this role are the ones numbers alone cannot settle, and that often run ahead of demand — identifying the challenges leaders will face before they ask, and building the methods to address them. How is the culture changing as the company evolves?

What are employees experiencing that no metric on a dashboard captures? Where are employee concerns emerging that have not yet shown up in any data? These factors drive business outcomes, resist clean quantification, and require creative measurement approaches to address.