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$127k – $164k per year
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In office (Foster City)
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Middle · 5+ years exp
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Full-Time
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Gilead Sciences is a American biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes innovative medicines for life-threatening diseases. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Foster City, California, the company is globally recognized for transforming HIV treatment and advancing curative therapies for hepatitis C. Listed on the NASDAQ, it also focuses on developing targeted therapies in oncology, cell therapy, and inflammatory conditions worldwide.

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer - working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Job Description

At Gilead, therapeutic projects rely on timely, high-quality scientific data to drive decisions throughout drug discovery. The Staff Software Engineer, Research Systems partners directly with scientists to design, develop, deploy, and support informatics solutions that enable interpretation, integration, and use of research data.

This role is a senior individual contributor position within Research Informatics. The individual owns software projects from concept through deployment, leads technical workstreams, and exercises independent technical judgment while remaining hands-on. The role combines software engineering, scientific data management, workflow analysis, and user engagement to improve scientific productivity across research programs.

Key Responsibilities

Scientific Software Development

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, and support scientific software applications and data solutions.

  • Own complete software projects from requirements through production support.

  • Create applications, dashboards, workflows, integrations, and data visualization tools supporting drug discovery.

  • Maintain and enhance existing Research Informatics platforms and applications.

Scientific Partnership

  • Work directly with scientists to understand scientific questions, workflows, and data requirements.

  • Translate research needs into technical requirements and implement solutions.

  • Prioritize features and enhancements with scientific stakeholders.

  • Support both small-molecule and large-molecule discovery efforts through data-focused applications and workflows.

Technical Leadership

  • Lead technical workstreams and coordinate contributions from other developers, analysts, and stakeholders.

  • Evaluate alternative technical approaches, platforms, and vendor solutions.

  • Participate in application architecture and design decisions.

  • Mentor less experienced developers through informal technical leadership.

Data Stewardship

  • Curate, integrate, and manage scientific data across research platforms.

  • Design and maintain data views, dashboards, and analytical tools.

  • Ensure scientific data remains accessible, interpretable, and actionable.

  • Perform complex ad hoc data analyses that support scientific decision-making.

Platform Operations

  • Support research cloud environments and informatics infrastructure.

  • Monitor application performance, reliability, and adoption.

  • Identify opportunities to improve usability, scalability, and operational effectiveness.

  • Contribute to documentation, training materials, and operational procedures.

Expected Behaviors

  • Acts as a senior individual contributor rather than a people manager.

  • Exercises independent technical judgment.

  • Leads projects without requiring day-to-day direction.

  • Balances scientific needs against technical constraints.

  • Influences technical direction through expertise and delivery.

  • Identifies gaps and proactively proposes solutions.

  • Coordinates others through technical leadership rather than organizational authority.

Minimum Qualifications

  • B.S. in a scientific or technical discipline and relevant industry experience with 5+ years of experience.

  • M.S. in a scientific or technical discipline and relevant industry experience.

  • Experience developing software applications used in scientific or research environments.

  • Experience working with databases, data integration, and scientific data management.

  • Working knowledge of drug discovery workflows, laboratory processes, or scientific research workflows.

  • Strong communication skills and ability to partner directly with scientific users.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting Research Informatics platforms.

  • Experience with cloud-based research environments such as AWS.

  • Experience developing dashboards, reporting tools, or scientific data applications.

  • Experience integrating vendor and internally developed research systems.

  • Experience working in Agile software development environments, platform, or scientific domain

The salary range for this position is: $126,820.00 - $164,120.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*.

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.

For jobs in the United States:

Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment comprised of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, geneticinformation or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.

For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the 'Know Your Rights' poster.

NOTICE: EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT

YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

Gilead Sciences will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, (c) consistent with the legal duty to furnish information; or (d) otherwise protected by law.

Our environment respects individual differences and recognizes each employee as an integral member of our company. Our workforce reflects these values and celebrates the individuals who make up our growing team.

Gilead provides a work environment free of harassment and prohibited conduct. We promote and support individual differences and diversity of thoughts and opinion.

For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

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