I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Foster City, CA) in Oct 2017
Interview
Phone and onsite interviews about project experience, skills, and personalities. You need to be able to present details of your project in your Resume/CV. Interviewers are very knowledgeable and nice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why biotech/pharmaceutical? Why Gilead? Willing to relocate? How to set work priorities?
HM phone screening and onsite interview with presentation. There was a group lunch with few team members. At the end of the day, there was a HR interview. I received a rejection by email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
technical question. trouble shooting skills, and cooperation skills
I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Foster City, CA)
Interview
The interview process at Gilead had 4 stages:
Round 1: 30 min phone call with recruiter
Round 2: 30 min 1:1 phone interview with Hiring Manager (technical)
Round 3: 30 min phone interview with HM + 3 senior leaders of the group (technical)
Round 4: All day in-person interview - 1 hour presentation with Q+A, and 1:1, 2:1 or 3:1 interviews with department colleagues
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A lot of technical questions based on experience highlighted in my CV
I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Foster City, CA)
Interview
The entire process was fast and focused mainly on technical questions. It was a great experience overall. It was a great opportunity to meet a team of brilliant scientists. Overall great experience.