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      Gilead Sciences

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      Gilead Sciences reviews

      3.5

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (2,013 total reviews)
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      Daniel O’Day

      68% approve of CEO

      55% positive business outlook

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      Gilead Sciences has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,013 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gilead Sciences employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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      2K reviews
      2.0
      Nov 21, 2008

      Don't work at Gilead unless you want to work your tail off for low wages.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Stable company with successfully marketed products and a good pipeline

      Cons

      Salaries at all levels are significantly below average for this field. Employees are treated like cattle. The CEO has stated "If you don't like it, leave." I know several people from different departments who have gone on stress leave and not returned to Gilead.

      4.0
      Nov 18, 2008

      Good experience with broad potential for growth

      Associate scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I work with several departments in a cutting edge research environment with some really good scientific staff. There are many chances to gain new job skills with each project task, and I sense a breadth of opportunities for growth depending on how one orients their path. The staff is overall very friendly and helpful. Much of the staff are fairly recent hires, and are more than willing to guide you through the many uncertainties newcomers face.

      Cons

      Somewhat long hours at times-there's a lot of pressure from aggressive project timelines with limited resources. The staff is spread out in a campus-like environment, and it tends to be more difficult to meet those outside of one's department or work specialty. The company is a bit underdeveloped for its size and ambitions in certain areas, such as its IT network and needs to promote more activities groups for interested employees, such as outdoors or sports clubs.

      3.0
      Jul 21, 2008

      Not the place to be for information innovations

      systems administrator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great place to be for R & D and for potential payoff with great stock options.

      Cons

      The IT department senior management is constantly being restructured. And no clear goals or expectations were being given. Entrenched management within the IT Group are more concerned with protecting the status quo than to innovate.

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