Manager, Facilities Operations
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 6, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 2, 2026. Gilead Sciences scores A on the Alion truth index.
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Job Description
The Role
Reporting to the Senior Director, Workplace, the Workplace Design Manager provides architectural, workplace planning, and design leadership across Gilead’s global workplace portfolio. Based in Foster City, this role supports tenant improvements, ground-up developments, workplace standards, and global workplace programs.
As a Licensed Architect, this role contributes to the development and implementation of global workplace and engineering standards while supporting design quality and consistency across workplace environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead programming, workplace planning, concept development, and design coordination for new construction, tenant improvement, renovation, restack, and occupancy projects across the Foster City campus and global workplace portfolio.
- Drive unified workplace standards across architecture, interior design, furniture, signage, and finishes globally, ensuring each project reflects a cohesive design language.
- Lead the development and global rollout of signage, wayfinding, and environmental graphics standards.
- Coordinate reviews of architectural drawings and design documentation to ensure workplace projects align with Gilead’s Global Workplace Guidelines.
- Coordinate with Workplace, Engineering, Facilities, EH&S, Security, IT, business stakeholders, architects, consultants, contractors, and vendors.
- Conduct site visits and construction administration activities to support design quality, project execution, and issue resolution.
- Prepare design studies, assessments, presentations, and project documentation.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in architecture or a related design discipline and current architectural licensure.
- 8-10 years of professional experience in architecture, workplace design, planning, or project delivery.
- Experience supporting workplace, tenant improvement, corporate office, or campus development projects.
- Strong knowledge of architectural and interior design, construction documentation and administration, California building codes, accessibility requirements, permitting, and project delivery.
- Experience with FF&E specifications and applicable sustainability standards.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing multiple concurrent projects.
- Proficiency with Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Adobe Creative Suite, and relevant visualization tools.
- Strong communication, presentation, organizational, and project-management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, laboratory, or research environments.
- Experience with workplace standards, design governance, signage, wayfinding, environmental graphics, or portfolio-wide planning.
- Familiarity with AI-enabled design, visualization, and workplace planning tools.
For additional benefits information, visit:
https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing
* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.
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