Staff Data Scientist -  Experimentation & Measurement  at PlayStation Global

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?</strong></p> <p>Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.</p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Staff Data Scientist -&nbsp; Experimentation &amp; Measurement&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Overview:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What You’ll Be Doing:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Design, execute, and interpret A/B tests and quasi-experiments, and apply advanced causal inference methods when experimentation isn’t feasible.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mentor and guide other Data Scientists, providing thought leadership and technical direction.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Serve as a thought leader on best practices for hypothesis development, metric selection, test structure, and results communication.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Help define and contribute to centralized experimentation frameworks, tools, and documentation to scale best practices across the company.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Independently extract, transform, and analyze data from complex systems using SQL, Python, and other analytics tools.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders, helping drive business decisions with rigor and clarity.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Stay current on new methodologies in experimentation and causal analysis, and bring fresh perspectives to the team’s work.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Your insights will directly influence how PlayStation builds, markets, and evolves products across our ecosystem.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>asic Requirements:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207297407 BCX0">Bachelor’s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW207297407 BCX0">&nbsp;degree or equivalent.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">6+ years of experience in a data science experimentation/causal inference-focused role (4+ with PhD).</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Deep expertise in A/B testing and causal inference, including quasi-experimental methods.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Proficiency in SQL and Python for data extraction, transformation, and analysis.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Broad and applied knowledge of statistical techniques.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with machine learning modeling is a plus.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Proven ability to influence product and business decisions through clear, actionable insights.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience contributing to or developing experimentation frameworks, best practices, or internal tooling.<br><br></span><strong>Preferred Requirements:</strong> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1" style="text-align: left;">Master’s or PhD in Statistics, Economics, or Econometrics. Other degrees in quantitative disciplines may be considered.</li> <li class="li1" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bonus: Interest in or knowledge of video games, gaming platforms, or player behavior.</span></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 14px;">#LI-KC</span></p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><em>Please refer to our <a href="https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/careers-privacy-notice/">Candidate Privacy Notice</a>&nbsp;for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights.</em></strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.<br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br>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.&nbsp;<br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br>In addition, this role </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">is eligible</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 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. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">This role also may be eligible for a bonus package.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Click&nbsp;</span><a href="https://careers.playstation.com/benefits" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to learn more.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><div class="title">The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$212,200</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$318,200 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p class="p1">Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.</p> <p class="p1">Please refer to our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.playstation.com/legal/careers-privacy-notice/" target="_blank">Candidate Privacy Notice</a>&nbsp;for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.</p> <p><strong>Equal Opportunity Statement:</strong></p> <p><em>Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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