Gilead Sciences Reviews
Updated 12 Jun 2019
Found 703 reviews
"Great Benefits, gets better every year" (in 49 reviews)
"Good benefits; good culture; decent place to work for" (in 40 reviews)
"can challenge work life balance" (in 122 reviews)
"Upper management set with approaches that were more suitable for when the company was much smaller" (in 36 reviews)
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"A genuinely Great Company to work for"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Gilead Sciences full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great culture, Excellent facilities worldwide. Dedicated employees, great focused leadership team and most of all every employee is contributing in some way to help cure very sick people.
Cons
Not too many come to mind
Gilead Sciences2018-03-07 "RTR"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Gilead Sciences full-time
Pros
Flexi Time, great team work
Cons
Management don’t Listen too much politics
Gilead Sciences2019-05-21- Helpful (1)
"ESD"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Gilead Sciences full-time
Pros
Very good co-workers. Nice environment with the employers.
Cons
Unprofessional manager, there's none opportunity to promoting and to much bulling to employers.
Advice to Management
Please make a revision to your staff and help employers cause is no way how the managers treat the employers
Gilead Sciences2019-06-05 "Review"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Gilead Sciences full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great work experience, fast paced, great people
Cons
Stretched resources, glass ceiling
Advice to Management
Focus more on people
Gilead Sciences2018-09-12- Helpful (10)
"QC Chemist Cork"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Gilead Sciences
Pros
It's better than being unemployed.
Cons
This was the worst company I have ever worked for. The atmosphere felt hostile. There was very little collaboration between colleagues, and management were ruthless. Don't take positive reviews about gilead being at the forefront of science to seriously, they were not from my experience. There was a terrible blame, and fear based culture there. It felt like being in one of those dark work houses of old that you might...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Perhaps consider your motivation for perusing a career in management. If mentoring and encouraging people don't feature highly in this, then maybe your not suitable. Managers need to be people who are motivated by more than just job titles, ambition and personal success. They should love their field, want to lead people in a positive way, and help cultivate their futures. Even the military has evolved in terms of the...
Show MoreGilead Sciences2018-06-15 - Helpful (1)
"Not a bad place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Gilead Sciences full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Typical formal GMP environment Good flexibility on hours Good wage
Cons
Expensive canteen with no local amenities Outdated processes resistant to change
Gilead Sciences2017-05-23 "Challenging, Project driven, but despite being cash rich, day to day budgets are far too tight !"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Gilead Sciences full-time
Pros
For the most part, a professional work environment, with highly experienced/qualified workers
Cons
work politics, inter-departmental trade offs, management are invisible (or office bound). Too many middle management or "titled" layers.
Advice to Management
Get into the nuts and bolts of your Dept. and be seen to do it. Walk the floor every day you can. Flatten the organization.
Gilead Sciences2017-04-12- Helpful (4)
"QC Chemist"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Gilead Sciences full-time for more than a year
Pros
Gilead is a really nice place to work, with really friendly and supportive staff. The work they do is very interesting
Cons
Too much workload on some teams within the QC department. The wages are low when compared to similar roles in the pharmaceutical industry
Gilead Sciences2017-03-13 - Helpful (9)
"Chaos caused by metrics"
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Doesn't RecommendNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Gilead Sciences
Pros
Life saving products and strong pipeline
Cons
Micro management, blame culture, disorganised chaos.
Advice to Management
Have trust and faith in your employees. Move away from reliance on metrics.
Gilead Sciences2016-12-25 - Helpful (11)
"Chaos. Poor employee value."
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Gilead Sciences
Pros
Great product. Science led organisation knows how to develop products.
Cons
Constant blame culture. - no respect for employees - promotions based on who you know not what you've done.
Advice to Management
Hire the right people first. Stop blaming someone else for your mistakes. Promote based on real performance achievements with fairness and balance. Earn respect.
Gilead Sciences2016-09-19