Amazon · Nashville, TN

Salary
$132,500–$207,500from the description
Posted
Jun 30, 2026
Location
Nashville, TN
Last confirmed open
Jul 21, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

This role sits within Amazon's middle-mile transportation network and focuses on forecasting volume and capacity, as well as auditing and optimizing the sort center network. Day-to-day work involves building and productionizing machine learning models, constructing data pipelines, and presenting findings to planning teams and business leaders. It suits a data scientist comfortable moving between statistical modeling, SQL/Python-based analysis, and cross-functional collaboration.

Mid level · 3+ years · Jersey City, NJ · Full-time

Must have (4)
SQL · 3+ yrsPython, Perl, R, Sas or MATLAB · 3+ yrsmachine learning · 3+ yrsstatistical modeling

“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.

Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.

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How this req sits in the market our data

Roughly 4,750 people in the Jersey City, NJ area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 3,550–6,200

Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.

What won't set you apart
Python88%machine learning80%SQL72%statistical modeling60%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $103,548–$176,968). This posting is about at that midpoint.

Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.

Why we read it this way (4)

The posting lists three distinct work locations with separate salary bands: Jersey City, NJ ($153,400–$207,500), Nashville, TN ($132,500–$179,200), and Bellevue, WA ($136,000–$184,000). The compensation range above spans the full spread across all three locations. The CBSA is set to Jersey City/New York as the highest-paying anchor, but the role may be filled at any of the three sites.

The title 'Data Scientist II' maps to a Mid-level band; the 3+ years experience requirement is consistent with that level.

Python is listed in both the required qualifications (as a scripting language example) and again in preferred qualifications. It is treated as required given its placement in the Basic Qualifications section; the preferred mention of Perl is captured as an alternative.

The alt SOC 15-2031 (Operations Research Analysts) is noted because the role has a strong transportation network optimization and forecasting component, though the ML/statistical modeling emphasis makes 15-2051 the better primary fit.

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