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Updated Feb 12, 2012 – Interview questions and reviews posted anonymously by interview candidates.
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Senior Associate Scientist at Gilead Sciences
Posted Feb 12, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jan 2012 (took 4+ weeks)
I had the phone interview with the hiring manager. He asked me scientific behavioral questions to try to see if I know what I was told about. From his online profile, he got his Ph.D a few years ago and try to act tough during the interview by asking hypothetical questions. The interview lasted about 30 minutes.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Clinical Operations at Gilead Sciences
Posted Jan 29, 2012
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Oct 2011 in Foster City, CA (took 2 weeks)
Telephone interview with recruiter, telephone interview with hiring manager and an in-person interview. The in-person interview was with about 8 people. Impression of a very busy workplace with very focused employees. Everyone was very friendly.
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I got the interview through a Recruiter and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Research Scientist at Gilead Sciences
Posted Jan 6, 2012
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Declined Offer
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Interviewed Apr 2010 (took 2+ months)
Too long; lack of clarity about the specifiec duties and hiring manager. Called from two different recruiters who were not on the same page. When meeting with the team, one person made negative comments about the hiring manager and also commented on the poor management within the company.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview, a Presentation, a Skills Test, a Personality Test and a Background Check.
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Senior Clinical Research Associate at Gilead Sciences
Posted Nov 25, 2011
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2.0
Easy Interview
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2011 in Foster City, CA (took 2+ weeks)
In Clinical Operations at least, Gilead has a 3 step process (though I've heard it can vary based on how urgent the hiring needs are).
1. Recruiter contact. Recruiter calls, emails you the job description to review, does a pre-screen. If all goes well, you get set up for a phone interview.
2. 30 minute phone interview - fairly general questions about your experience, why Gilead, answer any questions you have about the position, letting you know what type of personality they think it takes to succeed at Gilead.
3. If all goes well on the phone interview, they'll set up a half-day in person interview. The on-site interview is anywhere from 6-9 people who all will interview you for 30 minutes. It's basically the same 30 minute interview over and over, but with people at different levels in different TAs in Clin Ops. You'll get an agenda of the interviewers ahead of time, but don't be surprised if it changes on the day of the interview.
The interview process really is about 2 things, does your experience fit with the job you're applying for and if you have any deficiencies are they something you can learn fairly easily, but most of all the interview is about finding out where your personality will fit within Gilead. One thing that was emphasized to me during the interview process is that Gilead really tries to fit employees with managers that fit their work style.
I interviewed in the afternoon and heard from the recruiter that evening letting me know they were going to prepare an offer. I think that same day/next day outcome is pretty standard in Clin Ops as long as the key stakeholders are in the office, but I've heard that in other departments it can take much much longer.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview, a 1:1 Interview, a Group/Panel Interview and a Background Check.
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Market Research at Gilead Sciences
Posted Nov 1, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jul 2011 in Foster City, CA (took 4 weeks)
The recruiter for the organization seemed disorganized. Not only did she call me once to tell me that I was not selected for the job, but a week later calls me again to tell me the same thing. There was also a disconnect between the timing of when they would make a decision and what would be the next steps between the hiring manager and the recruiter.
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The interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Manager at Gilead Sciences
Posted Aug 1, 2011
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3.0
Average Interview
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 in Foster City, CA (took 3 weeks)
pretty straight forward- phone screen and then two onsite interviews consisting of 4 interview sessions each. I heard that the process could take pretty long but I didn't experience that. Overall it was not an arduous process and they indicate their interest pretty quickly. They have pretty nice offices but culture can be intense. People are smart but not adept at change. They are getting better though.
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Negotiation Details
Pretty straightforward as well. I would say to make sure to push more on cash vs. equity.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview and a 1:1 Interview.
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Contract Analyst at Gilead Sciences
Posted Jun 21, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Neutral Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Jun 2011 in Foster City, CA (took 3 weeks)
Contacted recruiter directly about position on recruiter's site, learned it was at Gilead. Recruiter was positive and easy to talk to. After short phone interview, met with recruiter on campus for 30 minutes. Recruiter said normally, interviewing with her and the group manager was all that was required. She scheduled me for an interview with group manager. That interview lasted 45 minutes. Learned afterward that they had an internal referral to consider, and I would have to interview with the division manager, and another group manager. Those interviews lasted 30 minutes each, on a separate trip. Eventually was told my analytical skills weren't strong enough. Would have appreciated being told sooner.
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Regulatory at Gilead Sciences
Posted May 18, 2011
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3.0
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Overall Negative Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Dec 2010 in Cambridge, East of England, England (United Kingdom) (took 2 weeks)
Submitted application through a recruitment agent and was contacted to inform me that I had a phone interview. I had a screening interview with a recruiter who talked through my CV but did not ask any technical questions. They promised to let me know within 2 weeks if they would be calling me for a 1:1 interview but I never heard anything further.
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Research Scientist at Gilead Sciences
Posted Mar 12, 2011 — 1 of 1 people found this helpful
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Received and Accepted Offer
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Interviewed Feb 2011 (took a day)
two persons , one is the director, the other one is HR person. Describe what you have done in the past few working positions. Especially, the industry background is what they are interested in. Talked more about the working experience in the industry. The interviewee are nice to talk with. Finally, talk about the living expense and salary.
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I Applied Online and the interview consisted of a Phone Interview.
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Contract Bio Statistician at Gilead Sciences
Posted Sep 29, 2010
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3.0
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Overall Positive Experience
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Interviewed and No Offer
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Interviewed Sep 2010 (took 1 week)
The hiring manager is very polite and willing to listen. The team is easy-going and well-trained. The people at manager level are approachable. The structure is not too flat with a few directors/associate directors but very few managers. However, there is a visible gap between departments probably because of the size of the company.
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