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Senior Data Scientist
Reports to: BI Director
Permanent - Full-time
Responsibilities:
- Work with the studio stakeholders to determine the opportunities to enhance at the operational level the use of the large collected data set;
- Create various data science models (classification, anomaly detection, prediction etc.);
- Develop and deploy data driven services in operation in collaboration with the data engineering team;
- Support the analytical team on very complex ad-hoc analyzes to uncover hidden patterns;
- Assist senior management in making key business decisions;
- Collaborate with project analysts to provide efficient analytical tools for production (A / B testing tool, Life Time Value factors detection, Churn prediction factors detection, Fraud detection Tool etc.);
- Drive the evolution of data science best practices within the mobile division of Square Enix West.
Experience & Qualifications:
- MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Financial Engineering or a related quantitative field. PhD preferred;
- 5 years of data science/machine learning experience;
- Strong experience in SQL and Python (preferable) or Spark / Scala / R with good knowledge of data pipelines;
- Operational experience with Bayesian and inferential models;
- Good mastery of GCP data science technologies (Cloud TPU, AI Platform AutoML etc.);
- Operational experience in data mining (GLM / Regression, Random Forest, Test Mining, Network Analysis, time series, etc.);
- Game production experience is a plus;
- Good knowledge of a variety of machine learning algorithms and techniques;
- Bilingual (French and English).
Interpersonal Qualities:
- Strong problem-solving skills;
- Strong communication and presentation skills;
- Oriented towards the experience of our players in the final product;
- Able to collaborate with other departments (design, art, animation, narrative, programming, management, etc);
- Be at ease in a team driven by constant improvements;
- Capable of quick-learning and clear communication of what was learned;
- Entrepreneurship and humility;
- Be professional, ability to give and receive constructive feedback.
Motivation & Interests:
- Passion and ambition for videogames are essential!