Research Data Analyst

What you will do: Analyze gameplay telemetry, player feedback, and research findings to identify trends, friction points, and opportunities across systems and features. Translate complex datasets into clear insights and recommendations that inform design, prioritization, and development strategy. Build and maintain dashboards and reporting tools to communicate key metrics and progress over time with tools like Tableau and Omni. Partner with Sony Game Analytics, Gameplay, Engineering, and Design to support telemetry design, event tracking, and data quality. Collaborate with User Research to connect quantitative analysis with qualitative findings from studies and playtests. Participate in research efforts to better understand player behavior firsthand and identify new measurement opportunities. What Skills you will use: 3–5 years of experience in data analysis, analytics, UX research support, or a related field. Experience working with telemetry data and game analytics workflows. Strong analytical and statistical skills, including experience with SQL, Python, R, MongoDB, or similar tools. Experience with analytics platforms such as Tableau, Looker, or similar platforms A deep curiosity about player psychology, motivation, and behavior. High attention to detail, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability Ability to effectively present information to top management and key stakeholders A collaborative mindset and adaptability to the ever changing needs of video game production. Preferred Qualifications Advanced degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, or a related quantitative or research focused field. Familiarity with narrative, single player game research and player experience evaluation. Solid understanding of probability, statistics, and applied mathematical reasoning. Ability to interpret technical and research materials and communicate findings clearly in reports and presentations. Possesses a high degree of technical curiosity, regularly exploring how tools work under the hood. Prior experience with AAA console or PC game development. #LI-AB1 At SIE, working with our partners, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. Please note that the individual base pay range may vary based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role is eligible for benefit offerings that include medical, dental, and vision. Click here to learn more. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below, this is an hourly rate. $51.83 — $64.76 USD Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.