I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Foster City, CA) in Aug 2015
Interview
I interviewed with Gilead Sciences for an IT Senior Manager position. Recruiter photo screen followed by a phone interview with the hiring manager, then a one day onsite interview at Foster City with your manager, team members, your manager's peers and some business stakeholders. The recruiter asked me to provide references the day after the interview, and they gave me an offer within a week. The entire process took about 4-5 weeks.
Interview questions were not particular difficult. Mostly they want to make sure you are a good fit for the company and have the technical and leadership competencies to be successful at the job. I would strongly recommend to do your research and understand Gilead as a company even it's not a research position.
Overall, Gilead is very organized and I feel they spend a good amount of energy to find the right candidate.
This was a fairly solid interview process. The interview team was quick and organized with clear questions and a process that makes sense. I also had the ability to counter offer.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences in Mar 2025
Interview
3 rounds of Interviews and then got ghosted by recruiter. Mailed 3 times, and no response. You kinda get your hopes up if interviews go very well and it is your top choice career wise. And then they ghost you for a month and still no rejection, nor acceptance. Disappointed
I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Foster City, CA)
Interview
4 rounds of interviews 30 minutes each. No technical questions, just lots of typical aptitude questions from various people within the function. They were all conducted virtually and I took them from home.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself
What made you interested
Why did you want to leave your previous role
What are your strengths
Each of these questions I added specific examples to my answers