Staff Data Scientist: Experimentation & Measurement (Remote)

PlayStation Global; United States; Remote; USD 212,200 - 318,200; Full time

Job summary

PlayStation Global in the United States is seeking a Staff Data Scientist on the Experimentation & Measurement team to design and interpret experiments, apply causal inference, and guide product and engineering partners on data-driven decisions.

You will mentor junior scientists, contribute to scalable experimentation frameworks, and communicate findings to senior leadership to shape how millions of players experience PlayStation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 6+ years of experience in a data science experimentation/causal inference-focused role (4+ with PhD).
• Deep expertise in A/B testing and causal inference, including quasi-experimental methods.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python for data extraction, transformation, and analysis.
• Broad and applied knowledge of statistical techniques.
• Experience with machine learning modeling is a plus.
• Proven ability to influence product and business decisions through clear, actionable insights.
• Experience contributing to or developing experimentation frameworks, best practices, or internal tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and interpret A/B tests and quasi-experiments, and apply advanced causal inference methods when experimentation isn’t feasible.
• 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.
• Mentor and guide other Data Scientists, providing thought leadership and technical direction.
• Serve as a thought leader on best practices for hypothesis development, metric selection, test structure, and results communication.
• 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.
• Your insights will directly influence how PlayStation builds, markets, and evolves products across our ecosystem.

Skills

A/B testing

Causal inference

SQL

Python

Statistical techniques

Machine learning

Influence product decisions

Experimentation frameworks

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s or PhD (preferred)

Job description

PlayStation Global in the United States is seeking a Staff Data Scientist on the Experimentation & Measurement team to design and interpret experiments, apply causal inference, and guide product and engineering partners on data-driven decisions.

You will mentor junior scientists, contribute to scalable experimentation frameworks, and communicate findings to senior leadership to shape how millions of players experience PlayStation.