Antiquated culture - Anonymous employee Gilead Sciences Employee Review

2.0
Sep 9, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Doing good while doing well, nice facilities, bay views, free coffee, easy freeway access, close to shopping, onsite cafeteria, good parking.

Cons

Xenophobic culture, meeting heavy, bad work/life balance, executives without outside experience, insular, not open to new ideas, headcount and budget restrictions.

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5.0
Jul 20, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Really enjoyed working with the teams (especially Virology had their processes all in place) within Development. People were great and depending on your team - work life balance was great too! Benefits are also top notch and hard to let go of.

Cons

Reorgs and Leadership someone would fit people into roles, leaders being more talk etc.

3.0
Jul 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits and pay are really competitive. The clinical pipeline is very promising.

Cons

Leadership has had to tendency to change direction suddenly which puts a lot of strain on the employees. They work you to the ground. Everyone in supply chain is typically burned out.

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