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Job Description
Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to pursuing scientific invention to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead has operations in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.
You will be part of a team that is helping millions of people live healthier, more fulfilling lives. We are a close community where every individual matters and everyone has a chance to enhance their skills through ongoing development. Inclusion is one of our core values, which means we are creating and fostering a work environment where our differences are valued, and everyone feels respected and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. By joining Gilead, you will further our mission to discover, develop and deliver innovative therapeutics for people with life-threatening diseases.
The Gilead Business Services center in Raleigh’s Research Triangle region will be home to some of the company’s critical shared service teams in North America, including Information Technology, Global Financial Solutions, HR Operations and Procurement Services Desk. These functions provide the necessary support to ensure Gilead’s business runs effectively and efficiently. The center will also be a catalyst for standardization of processes, digital transformation and technology optimization.
Essential Job Functions
- Analyze complex business problems using data from multiple internal and external sources to provide insights to decision-makers and business stakeholders across domains such as Finance, HR, Corporate Operations, Corporate Development, Compliance, Sales, Marketing, R&D and Pharma Drug Manufacturing (PDM)
- Work cross-departmentally to identify and prioritize Data Science initiatives such as Predictive, Prescriptive, Diagnostic Analytics, Forecasting, Anomaly detection, Preventive Maintenance, Edge Inference and RPA/IPAs
- Develop, implement and optimize Data Science solutions on AI/ML platform built on AWS, using Machine Learning, Deep Learning and NLP frameworks, libraries and platforms
- Build complex Data Prep and Data Engineering workflows to come up with high quality data sets for AI/ML use cases
- Develop curated Feature Sets using Feature Engineering to support specific AI/ML use cases
- Train and Build AI/ML Models
- Manage and Optimize Model Performance to achieve desired accuracy and to minimize errors
- Build dashboards and visualizations to understand Model predictions
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure sign-offs of the AI/ML models
- Lead or manage vendors by providing guidance, take ownership and responsibility for high-quality results
Basic Qualifications
- Master’s Degree with Data Science, Math or Statistics major with 8 years of experience
- PhD in Statistics or Data Science with 4 years of experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Extensive experience with all aspects of data management including data modeling, data mining, data warehouses, reporting & data visualization, including experience in Spark for Data Engineering and familiarity with Parquet data formats
- Proficiency with AWS Cloud architecture and Services such as S3, Lake Formation, Glue, RedShift, EMR, IAM, Cloud Formation
- Proficiency in AWS AI/ML Services such as SageMaker, SageMaker Neo, Augmented AI, Amazon Forecasting, Deep Learning AMIs, Gluon, Greengrass, etc; Analytics Services such as Kinesis, IoT etc; and Statistical techniques and Tools such as SAS etc.
- Proficiency in ML & Deep Learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras etc.
- Excellent understanding and usage of Supervised, Unsupervised and Reinforcement learning techniques, Dimensionality Reduction techniques, and algorithms such as Linear regression, Logistic regression, Linear/Quadratic discriminant analysis, PCA, SVM, K-Means, Hierarchical clustering, K-Nearest Neighbors, Decision Trees, Gradient-boosting trees, Random Forests, Naive Bayes; Neural networks such as CNNs, RNN, LSTMs; and Recommender systems
- Life Science experience is a plus
- Strong Business Partnering and presentation skills
- Work independently with ‘can-do’ attitude and willingness to learn and adopt evolving technology
Gilead Core Values:
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Integrity (Doing What’s Right)
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Inclusion (Encouraging Diversity)
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Teamwork (Working Together)
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Excellence (Being Your Best)
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Accountability (Taking Personal Responsibility)
If this is not the right move for you now but remain interested in a career at Gilead Sciences, please connect with us via our Career Site:
https://gilead.yello.co/job_boards/v42vD4vKxb3AkKvV93YsrQ
As an equal opportunity employer, Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact careers@gilead.com for assistance.
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Our environment respects individual differences and recognizes each employee as an integral member of our company. Our workforce reflects these values and celebrates the individuals who make up our growing team.
Gilead provides a work environment free of harassment and prohibited conduct. We promote and support individual differences and diversity of thoughts and opinion.
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As an equal opportunity employer, Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact
careers@gilead.com
for assistance.
Following extensive monitoring, research, consideration of business implications and advice from internal and external experts, Gilead has made the decision to require all U.S., Canada, Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong employees and contractors to receive the COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment. “Full vaccination” is defined as two weeks after both doses of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks since a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation.
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Our environment respects individual differences and recognizes each employee as an integral member of our company. Our workforce reflects these values and celebrates the individuals who make up our growing team.
Gilead provides a work environment free of harassment and prohibited conduct. We promote and support individual differences and diversity of thoughts and opinion.
For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:
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