Sr. Data Scientist - Experimentation & Measurement
Sr. Data Scientist - Experimentation & Measurement
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$ 163900 - 245900
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Sr. Data Scientist Experimentation & Measurement
San Diego CA
Overview:
As a Sr. Data Scientist on the Decision Science team within the Data Science Analytics & Enablement (DSAE) organization at PlayStation you will take a leading role in designing and interpreting experiments that evaluate the impact of PS4 to PS5 user migration initiatives growth marketing strategies and broader campaign performance. This role is focused on advancing our experimentation practicesbringing statistical rigor clear measurement strategies and deep causal inference expertise to some of the most critical initiatives across PlayStation.
What Youll Be Doing:
- Lead the design execution and interpretation of A/B tests and quasiexperiments to evaluate the impact of user migration initiatives (PS4 to PS5) growth marketing strategies and campaign performance.
- Partner with crossfunctional teams (product engineering marketing) to embed experimentation into development and iteration cycles.
- Serve as a thought leader on best practices for hypothesis development metric selection test structure and results communication.
- Apply advanced causal inference methods when experimentation isnt feasible or to inform test design and prioritization.
- Help define and contribute to centralized experimentation frameworks tools and documentation to scale best practices across the company.
- Independently extract transform and analyze data from complex systems using SQL Python and other analytics tools.
- Communicate findings clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders helping drive business decisions with rigor and clarity.
- Stay current on new methodologies in experimentation and causal analysis and bring fresh perspectives to the teams work.
Basic Requirements:
Masters or PhD in Statistics Economics or Econometrics. Other degrees in quantitative disciplines may be considered.
5 years of experience in a data science experimentationfocused role (3 with PhD).
Deep expertise in A/B testing and causal inference including quasiexperimental methods.
Proficiency in SQL for data extraction and transformation.
Proficiency in Python including statistical and data science libraries.
Broad and applied knowledge of statistical techniques and machine learning modeling methods.
Proven ability to influence product and business decisions through clear actionable insights.
Experience contributing to or developing experimentation frameworks best practices or internal tooling.
Bonus: Interest in or knowledge of video games gaming platforms or player behavior.
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In addition this role is eligible for SIEs toptier benefits package that includes medical dental vision matching 401(k) paid time off wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Clickhere to learn more.
The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.
$163900 $245900 USD
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity gender expression and gender reassignment) race (including colour nationality ethnic or national origin) religion or belief marital or civil partnership status disability age sexual orientation pregnancy maternity or parental status trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
