$167,200 – $250,800
Listed on Bend Studio’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
A strategic data science role focused on quantifying player value and informing investment decisions across PlayStation's portfolio. This position suits experienced data scientists who enjoy owning complex, ambiguous business problems and combining technical rigor with stakeholder influence to drive growth.
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What they ask for
Required
- Proven track record delivering analytical and modelling solutions in customer value, incrementality, forecasting, or investment decisioning
- Experience with optimization or operations research approaches
- Strong understanding of causal inference and impact measurement
- End-to-end project ownership from problem definition to business adoption
- Ability to work with large, complex datasets
- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
- Proficiency in Python and SQL
- Comfort with modern analytical and ML tooling ecosystem
- Experience with PySpark or equivalent distributed data processing tools
- Master's or PhD in operations research, machine learning, statistics, economics, or related field
Nice to have
- Background in gaming, e-commerce, or subscription-based businesses
- Experience partnering with Finance or commercial functions on portfolio and investment problems
- Industry experience with experimentation frameworks and causal inference
- Expertise in modern ML techniques such as transformers, embeddings, or sequence-based models applied to behavioural data
- Experience working in agile, fast-paced environments