Data Scientist III

Position: Data Scientist III
Duration: 12+ month contract
Location: Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)
Compensation: $106.00-$132.00/hr
Work Requirements: , Holders or Authorized to Work in the US.

As a Data Scientist III - Part of the Central Product Insights Team, you'll be responsible to help deepen our understanding of our players, our live games' performance, and our R&D games' performance. You'll conduct advanced statistical analyses and build predictive data models that leverage survey data combined with game telemetry - in partnership with game analysts and researchers - to inform our understanding of the relationship between sentiment, subjective player experience, and player engagement or monetization. You'll conduct exploratory data analysis and apply modeling techniques to centralized survey datasets, testing various hypotheses regarding how sentiment is related to engagement and monetization in games.
Responsibilities:

• Work as part of a central team to build insights and frameworks that improve foundational understanding of our players and games
• Create and test hypotheses about the ways sentiment and engagement / monetization interrelate, including exploration of both leading and lagging relationships
• Conduct exploratory data analysis and build models that connect complex sentiment with player telemetry data, for the same subjects
• Transform and prepare datasets, including longitudinal survey and other complex datasets, to be amenable to the above analyses
• Consult on survey design and methodology, to improve the chance of success with the above analyses
• Partner with analysts and researchers to generate documentation of your findings
• Improve the state of various data science products within the remit of Central Product Insights, including feature additions, product maintenance, and automation
• Train analysts and data scientists to re-run your analyses and work with any models or other data science products that you build / improve

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Machine Learning, AI, Statistics, Math, or related Computer Science/Quantitative field with 3+ years of industry experience (including Postdoc), or equivalent experience (i.e., M.S. with 4-6+ years of relevant experience, or B.S. with 6-8+ years of relevant experience)
• Proficiency using Python and SQL for large-scale data analysis in distributed computing environments (e.g., Spark or cloud-based platforms like Databricks)
• Experience conducting exploratory data analysis on ordinal and continuous data, with a focus on extracting meaningful insights to inform hypotheses, models, or product decisions.
• Proficiency applying causal inference methods to observational panel data (e.g., fixed effects, inverse probability weighting).
• Experience modeling longitudinal sentiment data, especially multi-item constructs (e.g., using latent growth models or hierarchical models).
• Skilled in preparing complex survey datasets, including handling multicollinearity, missing data, irregular time spacing, weighting, and reshaping wide/long data.
• Familiarity with survey methodology and longitudinal study design, including:
  • Wave cadence and timing
  • Panel attrition and bias mitigation strategies
  • Question construction and psychometric consistency

Desired Qualifications

• Prior experience working with player-facing survey programs.
• Prior experience working with researcher tools for survey analysis (e.g., R, Q, SPSS).
• Strong communication and documentation skills for sharing insights with cross-functional partners.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories: Safeguarding confidential and sensitive data while employed by us and while on assignment at a customer of ours Communication with others, including employees and third parties such as vendors, customers (including their employees), and/or players, including minors Accessing our or our customer's assets, secure digital systems, and networks Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players, employees, and temporary workers These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization and within the organization of any customer to whom you may be assigned while employed by us. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.
Our benefits package includes:

• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) retirement plan
• ...and much more!

About INSPYR Solutions
Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.

INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.