Research Scientist, Last Mile Science

Are you passionate about solving complex logistics challenges that directly impact millions of customers? Our Logistics Analytics team is at the forefront of revolutionizing delivery experiences through data-driven solutions and innovative technology.

As a Research Scientist, you will join a team dedicated to optimizing our delivery network, ensuring customers receive their packages reliably and efficiently. We are seeking an enthusiastic, customer centric professional with good analytical capabilities to drive impactful projects, implement advanced scheduling solutions, and develop scalable processes.

In this role, you will have immediate ownership of business-critical challenges and the opportunity to make strategic, data-driven decisions that shape the future of last-mile delivery. Your work will directly influence customer experience and operational excellence. The ideal candidate will possess both research science capabilities and program management skills, thriving in an environment that requires independent decision-making and comfort with ambiguity.

This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on one of the world's most sophisticated logistics networks while working with pioneering technology and data science applications.

Basic Qualifications

- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of quantitative field research experience
- Experience investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products
- Experience analyzing both experimental and observational data sets

Preferred Qualifications

- Knowledge of R, MATLAB, Python or similar scripting language
- Experience with agile development
- Experience building web based dashboards using common frameworks

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