Job Description:
• 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.
Requirements:
• 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.
Benefits:
• medical
• dental
• vision
• matching 401(k)
• paid time off
• wellness program
• coveted employee discounts for Sony products