Senior Data Scientist - Experimentation & Measurement

Overview

Play Station 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 Play Station family of products and services including Play Station®5, Play Station®4, Play Station®VR, Play Station®Plus, acclaimed Play Station software titles from Play Station Studios, and more.

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Senior Data Scientist - Experimentation & Measurement

Location: San Mateo, CA

• 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.
• 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.

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

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The estimated base pay range for this role is $178,900 — $268,300 USD.

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