Exelixis
Drug Discovery · Prescription Drugs
34open roles
$239kmedian advertised pay
33H-1B filings in 12 months
1000+people
Overview
Exelixis is an American oncology-focused biotechnology company headquartered in Alameda, California, that discovers, develops and commercializes small-molecule cancer medicines. Operating in the biotech sector for about 25 years, it built a commercial foundation on its lead cancer product and reinvests that revenue in drug discovery, clinical development and a pipeline of investigational therapies. Its main lines of work and hiring cover medicinal chemistry and research science, vivarium operations, clinical supply and trial management, regulatory affairs, quality assurance, franchise analytics, legal contracts, and IT and AI engineering for enterprise platforms.
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$165k – $209k per year · Remote (United States) · Full-Time · 9+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Alameda
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$190k – $240k per year · In office · Full-Time · 7+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Alameda
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Kanban
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$190k – $240k per year · In office · Full-Time · 7+ years exp · Associate's Degree · Alameda
Python
PowerShell
Terraform
Ansible
CI/CD
Jenkins
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Configuration Management
Amazon EC2
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$173k – $220k per year · In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Alameda
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TypeScript
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$224k – $284k per year · In office · Full-Time · 15+ years exp · PhD · Alameda
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Life Sciences
Good Clinical Practice
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$145k – $184k per year · In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Alameda
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Good Clinical Practice
MedTech
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$252k – $320k per year · In office · Full-Time · 13+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Alameda
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$115k – $145k per year · In office · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · Alameda
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JavaScript
TypeScript
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Machine Learning
DevOps
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$234k – $296k per year · In office · Full-Time · 8+ years exp · PhD · Alameda
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$149k – $188k per year · In office · Full-Time · 9+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Alameda
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Machine Learning
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$144k – $182k per year · In office · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Alameda
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$198k – $251k per year · In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Alameda
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$239k
Typical range
$107k – $504k
Open positions
56
56
Jobs
Junior
7.1%
Middle
12.5%
Senior
25%
Staff
8.9%
Principal
1.8%
Architect
44.6%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 4 | $164k | $107k – $182k |
| Middle | 7 | $173k | $134k – $293k |
| Senior | 14 | $198k | $128k – $353k |
| Staff | 5 | $240k | $240k – $311k |
| Principal | 1 | $246k | $246k |
| Architect | 25 | $259k | $227k – $504k |
Highest paying role
Exec Medical Director, Pharmacovigilance Risk Management (PVRM)
$504k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Exelixis
By role, level and city, against the market · 56 jobs with pay
Visa sponsorship
33 ▼ 11%
H-1B filings in 12 months
10
Green card filings
$193k
Median offered salary
Who they sponsor
Data scientists
12
Statisticians
5
Medical scientists
4
In the register as Exelixis, Inc., Alameda, CA (+2 more)
Other sponsors in the same field
Parabilis Medicines 1 filings
Arvinas 1 filings
Eli Lilly and Company 420 filings
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 316 filings
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US Department of Labor · latest filing Jun 22, 2026 · Visa details by country
Growth
Hiring Momentum
47/100
Stable
Open positions
56
11 opened / 8 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
27 days
faster than 50% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~9 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Biotech
16% ▼
Operations
10% ▼
AI/ML
8%
Marketing
7% ▲
Backend
6%
Security
6% ▲
Actively hiring for Marketing (+3 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added Jenkins to stack
Nov 2026
Added Configuration Management to stack
Nov 2026
Added Ansible to stack
Nov 2026
Added Amazon S3 to stack
Nov 2026
+8 jobs in a week
Nov 2026
Added Microsoft Entra ID to stack
Oct 2026
Added AWS Bedrock AgentCore to stack
Oct 2026
Added Oracle ERP to stack
Oct 2026
Added GLP to stack
Oct 2026
Added CAPA to stack
Oct 2026
Added A/B Testing to stack
Oct 2026
Added Master Data Management to stack
Oct 2026
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Exelixis over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
71
Postings analysed
61
Stack modernity
71/100AI adopter
Languages
Python26%
JavaScript16%
TypeScript16%
PowerShell7%
Databases
Amazon Redshift2%
Apache Iceberg2%
Cloud & platforms
AWS30%
GCP23%
GitHub11%
Databricks10%
AI & ML
LLM7%
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News
Exelixis, Inc. (EXEL) Stock Analysis: Navigating Biotech with Strong Revenue Growth and Strategic Collaborations
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Exelixis Eyes Oncology Deals, Readies Zanzalintinib Launch as Cabozantinib Tops $3B
Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL) President and CEO Michael Morrissey said the company is focused on expanding its oncology franchises through internal development, selective business development and potential collaborations, while preparing for a planned launch of
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Exelixis Announces Update on Patent Litigation Trial Appeal with MSN Laboratories - Company Announcement - FT.com
The latest company information, including net asset values, performance, holding & sectors weighting, changes in voting rights, and directors and dealings.
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Exelixis Announces Results from Subgroup Analysis of Phase 3 CABINET Pivotal Trial Evaluating CABOMETYX (cabozantinib) in Non-Functional and Functional Neuroendocrine Tumors ...
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Exelixis Earnings Call Highlights Growth And ZANZA Risks
Detailed price information for Exelixis Inc (EXEL-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Alameda
Alameda
United States
HQ
1851 Harbor Bay Pkwy, Alameda, CA 94502
55 open roles 80 posted in 90 days 25% engineering 11% remote 1000-5000 est. staff $242k Avg Salary
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1851 Harbor Bay Parkway Alameda, CA 94502