Former Engineer - Anonymous employee Gilead Sciences Employee Review

1.0
Sep 12, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Gilead is a decent company to learn and develop if your management is willing to develop you. If not, you’ll be stuck doing a 7 to 7 job every day without any recognitions or promotions. I started as a contractor, then later became a full time employee. Had multiple re-org within the past three years, and new directions depending on upper management. In my opinion, Gilead grew too fast trying to hire new talents while trying to backfill burned out talents. It’s a never ending cycle, where majority of the talents working for Gilead only had been with company for 1 to 3 years. This is one company I wouldn’t recommend unless you enjoy 7 to 7 work schedule with no appreciation. The old timers “with at least 7 years” are stubborn and unwilling to learn and adopt to new things. It a tough job, if you are hungry, take the job so you don’t starve. Then you should immediately start looking, don’t get comfortable. This is a hit and run situation.

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Pros

Meaningful, mission-driven work with the opportunity to contribute to projects that can have a real impact on patients. Colleagues are highly knowledgeable, supportive, and generally willing to provide mentorship. Gilead also offers strong resources, exposure to different functions within the pharmaceutical industry, and opportunities to work on high-visibility projects.

Cons

Cons: As with many large companies, decision-making and project approvals can sometimes move slowly because of multiple layers of review. The experience may also vary depending on the specific team and manager, and the number of meetings and internal processes can occasionally feel cumbersome.

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