Lead Data Scientist (Context Engineering)
Rivian
Irvine, CA · $154k–$193k a year · Posted October 22, 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $173,250 a year. Across 49 open lead data scientist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $161,500 to $192,500 and the median is $172,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings and at the median.
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About the job
...that spans Marketing, Sales, and Market Intelligence-and is building the semantic and data infrastructure that makes intelligent agents possible at scale. As a Staff/Lead Data Scientist focused on Context Engineering, you will design the knowledge layer that AI agents...