# Sr Associate Scientist, Analytical Ops

We’re here for one reason and one reason only - to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. We’ve made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But we're not finished yet. Join Kite, as we make even bigger advances in cancer therapies, and help shape where our business and medical science goes next. 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 fulfill their aspirations. Join Kite and help create more tomorrows. Job Description Kite’s Analytical Development, Testing and Logistics (T&L) team is hiring a Senior Associate Scientist, Analytical Ops to design, execute and troubleshoot PCR- and ELISA-based testing and analytical characterization of cell therapy products across development stages. As a technical resource within the Molecular Biology and Impurities testing team

- **Id**: 3769381
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/gilead-sciences-sr-associate-scientist-analytical-ops>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Santa Monica, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T21:09:54Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T15:05:37Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7984
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Life insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Prescription Drugs, Oncology Therapeutics, Infectious Disease Therapeutics

## Company

- **Id**: 8130
- **Name**: Gilead Sciences
- **Domain**: gilead.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/gilead>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 92
- **Open postings**: 16
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.25
- **Repost share**: 0.125
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 41
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 115260
- **Max**: 149160
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 149160

## Technologies

- **ELISA** — Optional: no
- **PCR** — Optional: no
- **Cell Culture** — Optional: yes
- **Flow Cytometry** — Optional: yes
- **JMP** — Optional: yes
- **qPCR** — Optional: yes
- **Smartsheet** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T21:09:54Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 200 · green card filings: 92; Filings 12m: 200

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 41
- **Reasons**: conf:1, velocity, win:early, comp:junior,brand,attention
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 149160
- **Is top pay**: yes

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