Senior Data Scientist -  Experimentation & Measurement

The role

You will design and interpret experiments to evaluate user migration initiatives, growth marketing strategies, and campaign performance. You will apply causal inference methods and partner with cross-functional teams to embed experimentation into development cycles.

What you will do

• Lead the design, execution, and interpretation of A/B tests and quasi-experiments.
• Partner with product, engineering, and marketing teams.
• Serve as a thought leader on hypothesis development, metric selection, and test structure.
• Apply advanced causal inference methods.
• Contribute to centralized experimentation frameworks, tools, and documentation.
• Extract, transform, and analyze data using SQL and Python.
• Communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay current on new methodologies in experimentation and causal analysis.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 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.
• Broad and applied knowledge of statistical techniques and machine learning modeling methods.
• Proven ability to influence product and business decisions through clear, actionable insights.
• Experience contributing to or developing experimentation frameworks, best practices, or internal tooling.

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in Statistics, Economics, or Econometrics. Other degrees in quantitative disciplines may be considered.
• Interest in or knowledge of video games, gaming platforms, or player behavior.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• matching 401(k)
• paid time off
• wellness program
• employee discounts for Sony products
• bonus package

Before you apply

• Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage.

About the company

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. It is a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation and a dynamic technology company.