Gilead Sciences Reviews

Pros

Incredible comp package and ability to grow within role, as long as you are motivated and willing to own your development. Company is supportive of remote workers making us feel part of corporate culture. Most inclusive & diverse company I’ve ever worked for in 20+ years!

Cons

Lack of consistent leadership, lean teams & terrible HR Talent Management mean you own your own development and progression 100% on your own. HR & IT are some of the worst I’ve seen in the industry, shocking at such a large organization. Total career and role-relevant experience mean little in your career progression, meaning many leaders of departments and BUs are unprepared and out of their league.

Pros

Gilead pays competitively, allows remote and hybrid work, and has above average health and welfare benefits. They generally try and create a respectful and supportive work environment.

Cons

There is a reasonably high amount of turnover in the finance and accounting organizations. This leads to a constant shifting of workload to those remaining. Management doesn't seem to realize that ignoring festering problems - even if small on a day-to-day basis - can lead to larger issues and extreme employee dissatisfaction. You can have top-shelf benefits (100% match on 401k up to $15k peryear), for example, but if employees feel isolated, frustrated and generally fail to feel fulfilled by their role in anyway, they will leave at first chance. I would add that the company seems to think that regularly sending emails urging employees to join the Gilead Pac and attend meetings with members of Congress represents an acceptable practice. Frankly, the excessive influence of Big pharma companies on the US government's spending decisions (through Medicare and Medicaid) should be scandalous but advertising spend in major media keeps companies like Gilead out of the news.

Pros

Good company, pays well. Flexible work schedule

Cons

A large company in transition, very political as any large company. You spend a lot of time censuring your true opinions. I am not sure many get to express their true opinions, some departments are quite hierarchical, preventing the emergence of new and innovative ideas.

Pros

Great benefits, competitive pay, nice campus and perks. The company strives to be a good force in the world. The company is very stable with a strong outlook for the future.

Cons

Little opportunity for advancement, promotions are rare for most people. Heavy workloads can make it difficult to maintain work/life balance. The company has an amazing ability to find people with poor interpersonal skills and promote them to supervisory roles; then they wonder why so many employees leave.

Pros

Company that is creating possible and changing the world is full of brilliant persons, most of whom really do buy-in to the core values of integrity, accountability, teamwork, excellence, and inclusion. I have been here over a decade and Gilead is what it claims to be.

Cons

As with most organizations, your manager has significant impact on your career progression. But they do not control it outright, and there is always someone willing to listen and lend a hand if you think your manager is not doing all they can to help you along.