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# Senior Data Scientist, Platform Economics & Simulation

- **Company:** Sony
- **Location:** Greater London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Big Data, Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Pyspark
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840588830-senior-data-scientist-platform-economics--simulation

## About the Role

Applicants should have a strong quantitative background (Master's or PhD) and substantial experience with Python, SQL, and PySpark for large-scale datasets.
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## Description

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a data scientist to explain why value moves across revenue, retention, and engagement, and to build offline evaluation tooling. You will work with ambiguity, guide model development, and communicate causal insights to senior stakeholders to drive commercial decisions.


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