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Product Madness
London
1 day ago
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Job Description

As one of our Games Data Scientists you will be the business facing masterminds who help turn business questions into actionable insights. You research and analyze player behaviour, and come up with recommendations. Data Scientists do this by listening to team members, understanding context and challenging business ideas. Data Scientists use diverse techniques - frequentist and Bayesian statistics, machine learning, exploratory and explanatory data analysis, causal inference, data visualization, monte carlo modelling, econometric analysis, etc. Such broad requirements call for the ability to learn quickly, work efficiently with peers and communicate data clearly and effectively. Games Data Scientists are true visionaries who support business decisions with data and in-depth analytics.

You will have the opportunity to work with large and complex data sets, with the autonomy to make a huge impact on the success of our games. You will also be working as part of an experienced and highly skilled team of 20 with opportunities to learn and develop.

What you'll do

  • Discuss with stakeholders requirements for analysis

  • Run exploratory data analysis and turn it into questions which can be answered with analytical techniques

  • Use simple analytics, statistical or causal inference, machine learning or any other techniques to answer questions and address problems

  • Communicate results clearly and effectively

  • Take care of unclear and ambiguous requirements

  • Communicate complex ideas and analyses in a simple way

  • Work independently on complex projects

  • Be willing to acquire new skills and learn new methodologies, whether related to stakeholder management, communication or data science

  • Be able to use diverse data science tools and approaches

    What we're looking for

  • A degree or equivalent work experience in data driven field

  • Ability to use visualization techniques for communicating data and analysis

  • Experience of using any of the following to answer business or scientific questions -statistics, mathematics, machine learning, econometrics, causal techniques, monte carlo modelling, etc.

  • R/Python experience

  • Knowledge and experience of SQL

  • Ability to work a minimum of 3 days a week in our central london office.

    Why Product Madness?

    As part of the Aristocrat family, we share their mission of bringing joy to life through the power of play, with a world-class team who creates top-grossing, leading titles in the social casino genre, including Heart of Vegas, Lightning Link, Cashman Casino. With 800 team members across the globe, Product Madness is headquartered in London, with offices in Barcelona, Gdańsk, Lviv, Montreal and a remote team spanning the USA, making us a truly global powerhouse.

    We live by our People First principle. Regardless of where, when, or how they work, our team members have opportunities to elevate their careers, and grow alongside us. We take pride in fostering an inclusive culture, where our people are encouraged to be their very best, every day. But don’t just take our word for it. In 2024, we made the Global Inspiring Workplace Awards list, and won a bronze award at the Stevies for Great Employers in the ‘Employer of the Year - Media and Entertainment’ category.

    So, what’s stopping you?

    Travel Expectations

    None

    Additional Information

    At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

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