[Hiring] Associate Principal Data Scientist @922 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD MEDIA LLC.

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description We are seeking an Associate Principal Data Scientist—a highly experienced and technically deep individual contributor who leads through influence, owns high-impact initiatives, and drives scientific excellence across experimentation and modeling. (This position is open to remote work.) • 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. Qualifications • 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. Requirements • Relevant experience with one or more advertising solutions (i.e. Real-Time Bidding, Ad Exchange, etc.) Bonus Points • 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. Apply tot his job