[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Amazon jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Amazon · New York, NY # Executive Research Recruiter, Science Research US, NY, New York Research & Science Listed on Amazon’s official careers site. Posted October 7, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10572059/executive-research-recruiter-science-research) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Amazon](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) / Executive Research Recruiter, Science Research ## Job description Join Amazon's Science Recruiting Team and help us identify and hire the world's most exceptional scientific and technical minds. We hire Amazon's senior-most talent in Science and Academics on both individual contributor (Principal, Senior Principal, Distinguished Scientists) and leadership (Senior Manager, Director, VP) tracks across domains including Computer Vision, Machine Learning, NLP, Robotics, Operations Research, Economics, and more. This role offers unparalleled visibility, you'll work across all Amazon businesses, advising senior executives and scientists on hiring strategy while building relationships with world-renowned technical leaders. The candidates you engage will influence decisions affecting billions of customers. Key job responsibilities ### Strategic Search Design Develop multi-channel strategies attracting world-class contributors. Map target companies and research institutions, engage at conferences, generate referral leads. Build talent networks across technology domains and tap industry sources for ongoing candidate pools. ### Executive Advisory Serve as talent adviser to Technical and Business Leaders—educating them about the external Principal Scientist and Engineer demographic. Provide strategic guidance on top talent. Conduct continuous company and talent mapping. Support client meetings with market-relevant content. ### Candidate Development Develop prospects into candidates through sophisticated engagement. Perform assessment and screening, present to executive leadership. Conduct phone interviews, prepare candidates for on-site interviews, coach leaders on talent acquisition at senior levels. ### Market Expertise Serve as expert for technology and science recruiting. Contribute to knowledge base with education on industries and talent pools across all technical domains. Learn new domains quickly and craft effective search strategies. What We're Looking For ### Research acumen - Learn technical domains quickly, craft effective search strategies, excel at candidate identification, engagement, and creative sourcing ### Executive presence - Compelling communicator who engages busy executives and renowned scientists, self-assured and quick-thinking ### Strategic judgment - Think strategically while executing tactically, relentlessly high standards, results-oriented ### Collaboration - Team leader and member who believes individual wins are team wins ### Experience - 5+ years passive candidate generation in high-tech markets, experience advising executive leadership ### A day in the life You'll map technical leadership at target companies and research labs, identifying Principal Scientists working on problems similar to Amazon's strategic initiatives. You'll craft multi-channel engagement strategies—attending conferences, leveraging networks for warm introductions to passive candidates who would be transformational hires. You'll advise VPs on search parameters based on market realities, conduct phone screens with renowned scientists assessing technical depth and influence capability, and coach hiring managers on candidate engagement. You'll contribute to the team's knowledge base by documenting insights about emerging talent pools that inform future searches. About the team ### Our mission identify, build relationships with, and hire every great Principal Scientist and Engineer in the world. We believe rigorous research yields healthy outcomes—well-planned searches accelerate time-to-fill while prioritizing quality touchpoints over quantity. We balance long-term relationships with urgent business needs. We don't take shortcuts. Individual wins are team wins. We turn over every stone with curiosity, asking difficult questions and adapting when searches get stuck. You'll work with a strong, established team of Recruiters and Researchers. The Principal Scientists and Engineers you hire will shape Amazon's technical future—setting standards, mentoring thousands, solving problems affecting billions. This isn't filling requisitions—it's identifying leaders who will define what's possible at Amazon for the next decade. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 7, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 11 days - Location: US, NY, New York[Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10572059/executive-research-recruiter-science-research) ## More jobs at Amazon ### [Applied Scientist, Sponsored Products](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/da0e61acafa3fce874f9/) US, NY, New York ### [Applied Scientist - Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing, Amazon Braket](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/7ab4650e20a711f335c4/) US, NY, New York ### [Applied Scientist II, Advertising Incrementality Measurement](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/3c55fba0b172480a33da/) US, NY, New York ### [Applied Scientist III, AI & AGI Security](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/189d77980181b3220cee/) US, NY, New York ### [Applied Scientist III, Demand Technology, Amazon Demand Side Platform, Bravo Non-endemic](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/d976c9d622eab4f5a715/) US, NY, New York ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Research Team Recruiter](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific/jobs/192a5450a56ce780f5aa/) Thermo Fisher Scientific · Austin, Texas, United States of America ### [Lead Recruiter-Executive](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lowes/jobs/ca27fc02820ba6f978c6/) Lowe's · Mooresville, NC ### [Research Science Asc Mgr](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lockheed-martin/jobs/c94534855da976a879c4/) Lockheed Martin · Sunnyvale, CA, Louisville, CO ### [US Equity Research - Life Science Tools & Diagnostics - Analyst](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/394cb413dbae48c2d7b0/) JPMorganChase · NY, United States ### [Morgan Health - Data Science & Research - Senior Associate](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/a946de16fba0c5581fc9/) JPMorganChase · New York, NY, United States OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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