Decision Scientist

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Decision Scientist

Workplace Type: Hybrid (Austin, TX or Vancouver, BC)

Reporting to: Director, Decision and Data Science

Office of the CXO

The Office of the CXO drives effectiveness across the EA Experiences organization with a focus on excellence in business operations, comprehensive fan intelligence, plus internal technology and business solutions. We are horizontal connectors empowering teams across the Experiences organization with the strategic prioritization, investments, resources, data, insights, and technology required to accelerate business outcomes.

Your Impact

You will transform complex data into actionable insights that improve fan experiences and support business decisions. Working with large-scale gaming and customer datasets, you'll partner with teams across EA to solve business challenges using statistical analysis, experimentation, and machine learning.

Responsibilities

• Analyze structured and unstructured datasets to identify trends and business insights.
• Build, validate, and improve predictive and prescriptive models using Python or R.
• Design and evaluate experiments to measure product and business outcomes.
• Develop dashboards and visualizations that communicate analytical findings.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business questions into analytical solutions.
• Present recommendations through clear visualizations and business-focused storytelling.
• Apply responsible AI practices, including model validation, fairness, and bias monitoring.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Statistics, Operations Research, Data Science, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
• Experience using Python or R for statistical analysis and modeling.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Experience using visualization tools such as Tableau, Streamlit, or RShiny.
• Experience applying statistical methods to business problems.

Core Skills And Experience

• 2+ years applying statistical modeling in a business environment.
• Experience preparing, analyzing, and interpreting large datasets.
• Knowledge of experimentation and causal inference methods.
• Experience communicating analytical findings through dashboards and presentations.
• Familiarity with Git and cloud-based analytical environments.

Pay Transparency - North America

Compensation And Benefits

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$104,500 - $142,800 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.