Data Scientist

Job#: 3035128

Job Description:

We are seeking a Data Scientist who is passionate about delivering high-impact, high-quality results to join the Player Data and Insights team. In this role, you will drive insights that inform the Game Studio strategy, with a focus on Consumer Products, Out of Game Experiences and Partnerships. You'll collaborate closely with the stakeholder teams to enhance consumer products reporting, analyze out of game experiences, evaluate opportunities, and recommend data-drive strategies to level up the connection between all parts of the franchise. This role is additional coverage for a team member on maternity leave, and you will be taking over additional duties beyond this specific scope as needed. These include maintaining forecasting models, assisting in franchise reporting and estimation, and collaborating with other data science vendors in the Beyond the Game space. Specific responsibilities include making recommendations to optimize business performance and evaluating the impact of various programs and initiatives on critical metrics, including tying out of game activities to in-game metrics. The ideal candidate will have experience with statistical analysis, data visualization tools, and strong communication skills to translate insights into actionable recommendations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Partner with Consumer Products team and PADI data engineering to turn our Consumer Products data into clear reporting and actionable insights.

Identify key learnings from your analysis and synthesize them into recommendations for stakeholders.

Work collaboratively with other PADI data scientists to incorporate Beyond the Game findings into relevant major analyses and franchise beats.

Conduct data analysis as requested for stakeholder groups across Partnerships, Marketing and Consumer Products, including understanding ROI of out-of-game initiatives and optimizing for in-game metrics.

Be self-driven and show ability to deliver on ambiguous projects with incomplete or dirty data.

Maintain dashboards in PowerBI that enable stakeholders to understand the business and supporting onboarding to other self-service tools

Manipulate and analyze complex, high-volume, high-dimensionality data from varying sources using a variety of tools and data analysis techniques.

Qualifications

5 years of experience in data analytics.

5 years of experience with SQL, bonus if familiar with SparkSQL, Databricks, or Azure Data Explorer.

2 years of experience with dashboarding tools, PowerBI preferred.

Proficient in Python, bonus if familiar with PySpark.

Able to work in a collaborative, diverse and fast-paced team.

Excellent analytical, and problem-solving skills and autonomy when faced with solving data problems.

Excellent verbal, visual and written communication skills.

Interest in games, bonus if experience in gaming industry.

Local to Seattle area.

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