Not an ideal place to make a career but good enough for a job... - Finance Gilead Sciences Employee Review

2.0
Aug 7, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Lots to do, giving one the latitude to learn new skills. Good team camaraderie.

Cons

Cons out weigh pros... Gilead (1) runs “lean” meaning it’s top heavy with management trying to push its employees to continually do more with less, (2) employee performance reviews are based upon an unspoken quota system or “bell curve”, (3) benefits lag industry standards, typically Gilead follows Genentech’s policies, (4) being top heavy creates limited career mobility so be prepared to put in more effort towards your self branding, (5) culture is passive aggressive and (6) large-scale initiatives are run poorly with inadequate change management and tactical planning.

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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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