Senior Data Scientist at Activision

Job Title:
Senior Data Scientist
Requisition ID:
R016167
Job Description:
Your Mission
The Senior Data Scientist will develop and operationalize machine learning models in order to personalize players experience in Call Of Duty franchises. This role also will focus on engineering and pipelines as well as analytics to advise business partners of our progress.
Our team has a wide range of responsibilities across Game Operations, Marketing, CRM, and Business Planning.
Some examples of other projects you may encounter: Recommender that personalizes messages of the day; mobile app display and flow; Customer Lifetime Value; Marketing models (emails and push notifications) and more.
The successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills:
Prototype-to-production engineering skills in Python or Java, including standard methodologies such as source control, accurate documentation, library packaging, versioning, testing, containerization, CI/CD, and task schedulingSophisticated analytics and SQL skillsMachine learning expertise, i.e. regression, classification, and clustering algorithms. Time-series analysis, Bayesian methods, and survival analysis. Deep Learning experience a plus.Ability to understand and implement parameterized models from publications (i.e. Conference Proceedings in ML and Journals in Econometrics).Professional habits around model validation, testing, and trackingSolid knowledge of statistics, e.g. statistical power analysis, significance testing, t-tests, ANOVAEngineering experience in at least one cloud platform such as AWS, GCP, or AzureExposure to stream processing infrastructure such as Kafka a plusData engineering skills to facilitate data movement, ETL, and analysis
Player Profile
Minimum Requirements:
Masters in a quantitative science with heavy focus on data-driven modeling, e.g. Physics, Mathematics, Operations Research, etc.; or Bachelors + 2 years proven experience. Intermediate level depends on additional experience.Must be a tenacious and self-catalyzing problem solver. You don’t settle for good enough. Must be able to synthesize disparate data, detect and work around broken data, and investigate every possibility until you are confident you have and understand a detailed solutionProcess-oriented driving toward visibility, accountability, and communicationTeam-oriented, ability to build long-lasting and collaborative relationships optimally. You work selflessly and enthusiastically, serving as a positive catalyst for collaborative solutioningYou contribute to the expertise in every data and analytic conversation as well as you listen with openness to other’s expertiseA passion for analytics and diving into as well as experiencing the products on which you work (video game enthusiasm with a solid understanding of the connection of gameplay to spending behavior is a plus)Ability to adapt quickly, high tolerance for ambiguity, and ability to coordinate on a team
Your Platform 
We’re headquartered in Santa Monica, California, housing multiple teams across many fields of Marketing, PR, Sales, Supply Chain and other corporate functions such as HR, IT, Legal, Facilities and Finance. Santa Monica is the nerve center of our company, where the best ideas combine with outstanding rigor to build the biggest and best entertainment experiences in the world.
Our World 
Great Games Start with Great People! This is an exciting time to join us!
Activision has been changing the way people play for the past 40 years—as the leading developer and publisher of video games, our teams have built some of the world's biggest, most ground-breaking, and beloved entertainment franchises in the industry. Ask anyone who works at Activision what their favorite thing about it is, and they’ll tell you it’s the people. We have world class brands, infrastructure, and resources, but our success comes from people producing greatness together. We are nothing without our employee’s brilliance.
Activision is more than just the leading developer and publisher of video games; we are the creators of some of the world’s biggest, most ground-breaking titles in the industry. Our current portfolio includes Call of Duty®, Skylanders®, and Crash Bandicoot™.
Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), headquartered in Santa Monica, California with locations across the globe, is one of the largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies in the world. Sitting at the intersection of media, technology, and entertainment, our employees are some of the best and brightest across engineering, entertainment, media, and technology. A member of the S&P 500 Activision Blizzard is proud to be included as one of FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies To Work For®," "World's Best Employers," as well as "Most Admired Companies." In 2019 we were honored to receive a perfect score on our entry to the Corporate Equality Index as a Best Workplace for LGBTQ professionals and once again made Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies in Gaming.
The video game industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as advised by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.
Activision is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Rewards
We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!  Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.  You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.
In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $92,920.00 - $171,814.00 Annual. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.