Senior Data Scientist - Experimentation & Measurement

Sony Interactive Entertainment
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 178,900 - 268,300 annuallyFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Communication","Influence","Collaboration","Problem-solving"]

Senior Data Scientist focused on designing, executing, and interpreting experiments to evaluate PS4-to-PS5 migrations, growth marketing, and campaign performance. Leads causal inference work, collaborates with product/engineering/marketing, and builds scalable experimentation frameworks with SQL and Python to drive data-driven decisions across PlayStation initiatives.

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Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment
7 months ago

Senior Data Scientist - Experimentation & Measurement

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Job Summary

Senior Data Scientist focused on designing, executing, and interpreting experiments to evaluate PS4-to-PS5 migrations, growth marketing, and campaign performance. Leads causal inference work, collaborates with product/engineering/marketing, and builds scalable experimentation frameworks with SQL and Python to drive data-driven decisions across PlayStation initiatives.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead the design, execution, and interpretation of A/B tests and quasi-experiments to evaluate the impact of user migration initiatives (PS4 to PS5), growth marketing strategies, and campaign performance.
  • •Partner with cross-functional 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 isn’t 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.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 178,900 - 268,300 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kWellness StipendEmployee Discounts

Key Requirements

  • •Master’s or PhD in Statistics, Economics, or Econometrics (or other quantitative disciplines)
  • •5+ years of experience in a data science experimentation-focused role (3+ with PhD)
  • •Deep expertise in A/B testing and causal inference, including quasi-experimental methods
  • •Proficiency in SQL for data extraction and transformation
  • •Proficiency in Python, including statistical and data science libraries
Experience:5+ yearsData scienceExperimentationCausal inferenceGaming
Education:Master's
Skills:CommunicationInfluenceCollaborationProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SQLPythonStatisticsCausal inference

Company Brief

Sony Interactive Entertainment
Develops and publishes PlayStation hardware, software, and digital services, operating the PlayStation platform and ecosystem for gaming, entertainment, and network services worldwide.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: San Mateo, United States
Founded: 1993
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