How do employees rate Gilead Sciences?

Employees rate Gilead Sciences 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 2,082 anonymous reviews on Glassdoor.

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Do people recommend working at Gilead Sciences?

Overall, 61% of employees would recommend working at Gilead Sciences to a friend. This is based on 2,082 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.

How do job seekers rate their interview experience at Gilead Sciences?

59% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Gilead Sciences as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Gilead Sciences.

How do employees rate the business outlook for Gilead Sciences?

56% of employees think that Gilead Sciences has a positive business outlook . This is based on anonymous employee reviews submitted on Glassdoor.

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Gilead Sciences Snapshot

3.5

based on 2,009 ratings

61% would recommend to a friend

Daniel O’Day

69% approve of CEO

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Mission To discover, develop and deliver innovative therapeutics for people with life-threatening diseases.

Description Gilead Sciences is a global biopharmaceutical company with over 17,000 employees focused on discovering, developing, and delivering innovative medicines for people with serious diseases. For nearly four decades, Gilead has contributed to advances in HIV treatment and prevention and continues to expand research across oncology, liver disease, and inflammatory conditions.

Our work spans the full lifecycle of medicine development, including scientific research, clinical trials, manufacturing, and global commercialization. Teams across research, clinical development, manufacturing, and corporate functions collaborate to translate scientific discovery into therapies that reach patients worldwide.

Gilead operates in more than 35 countries and partners with healthcare providers, research institutions, and global organizations to improve access to medicines and support public health initiatives.

Through Kite Pharma, Gilead also advances cell therapy research, including CAR-T therapies designed to treat certain cancers. Kite’s work represents a key component of Gilead’s oncology strategy and investment in next-generation therapeutic approaches.

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Work That Matters: Science, Patients, and Impact

Work at Gilead is centered on advancing therapies for serious diseases, including HIV, cancer, and liver conditions. For employees, this means contributing to research and development efforts designed to translate into real patient impact over time.

Connecting Science to Outcomes

Roles across the organization are connected to the full lifecycle of medicine development—from early research through clinical trials, manufacturing, and patient access. Progress depends on how effectively these pieces work together.

Complex Problems, Long Horizons

Many teams work on problems that don’t have immediate answers. Advancing therapies often requires sustained effort, evolving data, and the ability to work through uncertainty over extended timelines.

Where Different Disciplines Meet

Scientific, clinical, operational, and commercial teams collaborate to move therapies forward. This work often happens across functions, rather than within a single team or discipline.

Through Kite Pharma, teams also contribute to cell therapy and oncology innovation, including CAR-T development—an area of continued investment across the industry.

Global Impact

Gilead operates across multiple regions, and teams collaborate globally to support research, manufacturing, and patient access. This includes partnerships with healthcare providers and research organizations to expand access to therapies worldwide.

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The most meaningful recognition isn't a trophy or a headline, it's the impact our people make every day. Across research, manufacturing, technology, commercial teams, and corporate functions, Gilead employees are helping advance innovations that have the potential to improve lives around the world. Along the way, that work has earned recognition from organizations that evaluate workplace experience, innovation, leadership, and culture. These recognitions belong to the people behind the science, the breakthroughs, and the progress. Explore the awards and recognitions that reflect the passion, expertise, and commitment of our teams. ...Show more

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17,000+ people. One shared mission: deliver for patients. From breakthrough HIV prevention to a growing pipeline of 50+ clinical-stage programs. Expanded global access. $260M+ invested in communities. This is what purpose-driven progress looks like at Gilead Sciences. What's next is now. Explore Gilead's 2025 Responsible Business and Impact Report. Explore the full story:...Show more

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For more than 35 years, we’ve translated cutting-edge science into innovative solutions, advanced our commitment to achieve health equity and delivered life-changing medicines to people all over the world. Explore our newly redesigned website to see the strides we’ve made: https://www.gilead.com/ hashtag#GileadLife...Show more

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For the second year in a row, we’ve been recognized as one of America's Greenest Companies by Newsweek. Sustainability is embedded in everything we do, and we prioritize managing the way we use energy, water and materials to shape a more equitable future for all. hashtag#GileadForGood...Show more

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Gilead Sciences awards & accolades

Most Innovative Companies, Fast Company, 2026
America’s Best Large Employers, Forbes, 2026
TIME Best Inventions, Time Magazine, 2025
Forbes America's Dream Employers, Forbes, 2025
America's Greatest Workplaces for Culture, Belonging and Community, Forbes, 2025

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Employee reviews at Gilead Sciences

Gilead Sciences has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,009 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).

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.8

Senior management

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ManagerCurrent employee

5.0

Great company with excellent people and benefits

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