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      Senior Associate Scientist Interview

      Feb 12, 2012
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience

      Other Senior Associate Scientist Interview Reviews for Gilead Sciences

      Sr associate scientist Interview

      Oct 28, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Foster City, CA
      No offer
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences in Jan 2012

      Interview

      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.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      How do you improve an existing assay?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      How do you develop an assay without prior knowledge?
      Answer question
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Foster City, CA)

      Interview

      Had an scheduled screening interview with Gilead HR Talent Recruiter but was ghosted during the scheduled timeframe. Recruiter eventually reached out and offered to reschedule, but did not follow through with setting up a new screening interview time. Judging from other reviews, it seems like SLOPINESS and POOR COMMUNICATION are common tenants amongst the Gilead recruiting department. It is a shame that such a renowned biopharma company would have such poor recruiting tactics and behaviors. Perhaps this is a problem with only certain recruiters that work outside of California, and if so, I hope that no one else has the misfortune of dealing with EW, undelectable moments.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Can you send me your availability for the upcoming weeks so that I can send an updated calendar invite?
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