Senior Data Scientist: Demand Forecasting & AI Systems

Rivian; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Rivian is seeking a Sr. Data Scientist, Demand Decision Systems in Palo Alto, CA to design, build, and operate production forecasting and simulation systems for its remarketing business.

The role combines applied data science, analytics engineering, and product ownership, delivering robust forecasting systems that drive pricing, positioning, and long-range planning with a high degree of reliability.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Python, SQL, and Databricks, and dbt or equivalent transformation frameworks.
• Experience with Git-based engineering workflows, code review, and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab).
• Demonstrated experience building and operating production forecasting or demand models end-to-end.
• Demonstrated ability to design and validate applied statistical and machine learning models, including time-series forecasting, segmentation, or elasticity estimation.
• Experience in a technical demand-forecasting, marketing science, or sales-forecasting role.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate production forecasting and simulation systems. Develop Python-based simulation and forecasting models in Databricks as a member of a highly technical team designing interconnected models.
• Statistical and machine learning model development. Design, validate, and maintain the models that drive demand decisions: time-series forecasting, price sensitivity, and segmentation.
• Demand data products and pipelines. Build and maintain data models and pipelines describing demand with data contracts, tests, and documentation.
• AI-augmented engineering. Apply AI-assisted development workflows and integrate AI tooling into production engineering processes.
• Market sizing and demand-sensing models. Build models sizing the market for used Rivians and competitors.
• Supply-demand balancing. Model interaction between supply and demand levers to project future sales volumes.

Skills

Python

SQL

Databricks

Time-series forecasting

Machine learning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

dbt

GitLab

Job description

Rivian is seeking a Sr. Data Scientist, Demand Decision Systems in Palo Alto, CA to design, build, and operate production forecasting and simulation systems for its remarketing business.

The role combines applied data science, analytics engineering, and product ownership, delivering robust forecasting systems that drive pricing, positioning, and long-range planning with a high degree of reliability.