Research Data Analyst

Insomniac Games is seeking a Research Data Analyst to analyze player data, uncover insights, and support game development through data-driven decision making. The role involves collaboration with game analytics, user research, and development teams, focusing on understanding player behavior and game systems.

Location: Remote (US)

Salary: $60—$75 USD per hour

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth analysis of player behavior metrics and feedback to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities across gameplay and systems.
• Develop and maintain dashboards in tools such as Looker to communicate findings and progress against goals.
• Partner with gameplay programmers to design and maintain event dictionaries, ensuring consistent telemetry data definitions.
• Identify objectives and queries for data collection across development (SPINT) and post-launch (PROD) databases.
• Translate complex data sets into clear, actionable insights that guide design, feature prioritization, and project strategy.
• Collaborate with user research teams to integrate quantitative data with qualitative findings, strengthening overall player experience insights.
• Participate in user research studies to understand player behaviors firsthand and identify new tracking opportunities.
• Support creation of research reports, visualizations, and presentations that combine telemetry and player study results.
• Provide expertise on data collection, telemetry architecture, and analytic methodologies to ensure quality and accuracy of player data.
• Act as a liaison between Game Analytics, User Research, and Development teams, ensuring analytic deliverables align with studio and project needs.
• Coordinate with Development Support and PSSQA to verify telemetry accuracy and relevance.
• Communicate analytic updates to research schedules and dependencies with partner teams.
• Evaluate new data sources, tools, and workflows to continuously improve analytic capabilities.
• Develop a deep familiarity with game systems, mechanics, and design goals to provide meaningful context for data trends and player behavior.
• Foster collaboration with development teams to gain a comprehensive understanding of gameplay systems and tools.
• Use contextual awareness to interpret why patterns occur in the data and to uncover underlying causes affecting player experience.
• Identify and communicate early indicators or warning signs within data that could affect design outcomes or player satisfaction.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in data analysis, analytics engineering, UX research analytics, or related applied research.
• Prior experience working with telemetry data and game analytics pipelines is strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Eligible for benefit offerings that include medical, dental, and vision.

Additional Information

• The estimated base pay range for this role is $60—$75 USD per hour.
• This role is fully remote within the US.
• Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage.
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