Senior Data Scientist

2K; Montreal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to leverage their analytical skills in driving business insights. The role involves working with complex data sets, using statistical techniques, and collaborating across teams to interpret and present data findings. Ideal candidates will possess a strong background in data science and programming, especially within the gaming sector, and have communication skills to engage effectively with diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• Experience in data science, ideally in gaming.
• Proficient in Python or R for analysis and SQL for data manipulation.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical peers.

Responsibilities

• Utilize statistical methods to analyze data and support business initiatives.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to develop telemetry requirements.
• Present findings to non-technical audiences.

Skills

Data Analysis

Statistical Methods

Communication

SQL

Python

R

Data Visualization

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or Physics

Job description

The Senior Data Scientist is responsible for applying a wide variety of statistical and analytical techniques to business problems to glean valuable insights in support of key strategic business initiatives. They apply analytical rigor and statistical methods to data and are comfortable manipulating and interpreting complex, high-volume, and high-dimensionality data from varying sources. Incumbents are effective communicators capable of driving issues to resolution and communicating insights to non-technical audiences on their own.

This person will work with large and complex data sets, with the possibility to make a huge impact on the success of our titles. The Senior Data Scientist will work as part of an experienced and highly skilled team with opportunities to learn and develop their skillset, alongside the possibility of coaching team members.

What You'll Do

• Use inferential and descriptive statistics to interpret data and provide answers to business questions.
• Apply complex transformations to cleanse and shape data sets.
• Collaborate with data engineering and application engineers to develop telemetry requirements and validate implementation.
• Use effective visualization techniques to present findings
• Understands business problems and translates them into analytical requirements and tasks
• Write moderately complex to advanced SQL in addition to other programming languages to understand source system data and identify potential issues with it
• Analyze the results of A/B tests on new features and communicate them to a non-technical audience
• Collaborate with other BI teams on the implementation of Data Science and Big Data projects

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or Physics, preferred
• Data science (or related) experience in gaming, ideally social casino
• Experienced with either Python or R, for statistical analysis and visualization, and with SQL for data manipulation and extraction
• Ambiguity - able to deal with moderate levels of ambiguity by bringing clarity to the problem and communicating plans toward a solution with both technical and non-technical people
• Self-directed - suggests changes to high value process improvements, drives initiatives on their own, maintains status updates, delivers project work in a timely manner with little supervision.
• Communication - able to talk, write, and listen effectively with business peers and collaborate with junior members.

Why Product Madness ?

As part of the Aristocrat family, we share their mission of bringing joy to life through the power of play, with a world-class team who creates top-grossing, leading titles in the social casino genre, including Heart of Vegas, Lightning Link, Cashman Casino. With 800 team members across the globe, Product Madness is headquartered in London, with offices in Barcelona, Gdańsk, Lviv, Montreal and a remote team spanning the USA, making us a truly global powerhouse.

We live by our People First principle. Regardless of where, when, or how they work, our team members have opportunities to elevate their careers, and grow alongside us. We take pride in fostering an inclusive culture, where our people are encouraged to be their very best, every day. But don’t just take our word for it. In 2024, we made the Global Inspiring Workplace Awards list, and won a bronze award at the Stevies for Great Employers in the ‘Employer of the Year - Media and Entertainment’ category.

So, what’s stopping you?

Travel Expectations

Up to 25%

Additional Information

At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.