Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sony Interactive Entertainment is the company behind the PlayStation brand, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services. The Staff Data Scientist will lead in designing and interpreting experiments to evaluate key initiatives, helping shape player experiences through statistical rigor and causal inference expertise.
Responsibilities
- Design, execute, and interpret A/B tests and quasi-experiments, and apply advanced causal inference methods when experimentation isn’t feasible
- Partner with cross-functional teams (product, engineering, marketing) to embed experimentation into development and iteration cycles and communicate results with the company’s senior leadership
- Mentor and guide other Data Scientists, providing thought leadership and technical direction
- Serve as a thought leader on best practices for hypothesis development, metric selection, test structure, and results communication
- 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 non-technical 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 team’s work
- Your insights will directly influence how PlayStation builds, markets, and evolves products across our ecosystem
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 6+ years of experience in a data science experimentation/causal inference-focused role (4+ with PhD)
- Deep expertise in A/B testing and causal inference, including quasi-experimental methods
- Proficiency in SQL and Python for data extraction, transformation, and analysis
- Broad and applied knowledge of statistical techniques
- Experience with machine learning modeling is a plus
- Proven ability to influence product and business decisions through clear, actionable insights
- Experience contributing to or developing experimentation frameworks, best practices, or internal tooling
- Master's or PhD in Statistics, Economics, or Econometrics. Other degrees in quantitative disciplines may be considered
- Bonus: Interest in or knowledge of video games, gaming platforms, or player behavior
Benefits
- Top-tier benefits package includes medical
- Top-tier benefits package includes dental
- Top-tier benefits package includes vision
- Matching 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Wellness program
- Coveted employee discounts for Sony products
- This role also may be eligible for a bonus package
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