Staff Data Scientist

2 weeks ago

San Diego, CA, United States PlayStation Global Full time
Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn't just the Best Place to Play - it's also the Best Place to Work. Today, we're recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

Staff Data Scientist - Experimentation & Measurement

San Diego, CA (Hybrid)

Overview:

As a Staff Data Scientist on the Decision Science team at PlayStation, you will take a leading role in designing and interpreting experiments that evaluate the impact of key initiatives and programs. You'll help shape how millions of players around the world experience PlayStation by bringing statistical rigor, clear measurement strategies, and deep causal inference expertise to some of the most critical initiatives across the company. This highly visible role will advance our experimentation practices and ensure that data-driven insights inform the way we build, market, and evolve our products.

What You'll Be Doing:
  • 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.
Basic Requirements:
  • Master's or PhD in Statistics, Economics, or Econometrics.
  • 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.
  • Bonus: Passion for video games, player communities, or the gaming industry.


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Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE's top-tier 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. Click here to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$194,600-$291,800 USD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

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