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Activision Blizzard · 2 weeks ago

Associate Principal Data Scientist (Remote)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

$143K/yr - $265K/yr

14+ years exp

Activision Blizzard is seeking an Associate Principal Data Scientist, a highly experienced individual contributor who leads through influence and drives scientific excellence. The role involves leading large-scale data science initiatives, applying advanced statistical and machine learning techniques, and partnering cross-functionally to influence strategy and innovation.

Console GamesGamingMedia and EntertainmentPC GamesVideo Games

Responsibilities

Lead the design and execution of large-scale data science initiatives, shaping the roadmap for experimentation and modeling across teams

Apply advanced statistical, optimization, and machine learning techniques (e.g., time-series, regression/classification, recommendation engines, reinforcement learning, and genAI) to drive system understanding and develop data-powered solutions across the organization

Own design and evaluation of experimentation for optimization systems

Provide technical direction, mentor senior data scientists, and set high standards for scientific rigor, communication, and reproducibility

Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Game Studios to frame ambiguous problems, scope solutions, and influence strategy

Champion innovation by evaluating new methodologies and tools, and by raising the bar for scalable, interpretable, and actionable data science

Qualification

Machine LearningStatistical ModelingData SciencePythonSQLBig Data ToolsCloud ComputingSystems ThinkingAdvertising SolutionsCommunication SkillsCollaboration SkillsMentoring Skills

Required

Master's degree or PhD in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Operations Research)

14+ years of industry experience (or equivalent post-graduate experience) in data science, experimentation, statistical modeling, and machine learning, including work with large-scale systems

Proficient in Python and SQL; familiarity with big data tools (e.g., Spark, Hive) and cloud computing platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS)

Strong systems thinking—able to zoom out and define strategy while also diving deep into code and analysis

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with demonstrated experience partnering across Product, Engineering and Business teams

Demonstrated experience mentoring, influencing, and elevating the technical bar across a data science organization

Relevant experience with one or more advertising solutions (i.e. Real-Time Bidding, Ad Exchange, etc.)

Preferred

Prior work with mobile gaming studios or player behavior modeling

Experience in developing or maintaining experimentation platforms

Familiarity with modern data orchestration and versioning (e.g., Airflow, dbt, MLflow)

Benefits

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