Stay away unless you are desperate for a job - Quality Gilead Sciences Employee Review

2.0
Nov 29, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, salary is competitive, nice campus, employee perks like bus service, free fruit

Cons

Upper management has been around for too long trying to run the company the same as when there were just a handful of people. This leads to micromanagement. A lot of your time will go towards creating presentations to provide info to upper management. They want to be involved in every little thing. Unheard of for a company of its size. Resistant to fresh ideas and changing their way of doing things. No work/life balance which they are quite proud of. Overall culture is terrible. It is extremely hard to get promoted which they are also proud of. Lots of arrogant people especially those who have been there a long time.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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