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      Senior Research Associate Interview

      1 Dec 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Foster City, CA

      Other Senior Research Associate interview reviews for Gilead Sciences

      Senior Research Associate Interview

      27 Mar 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Foster City, CA
      No offer
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Foster City, CA) in Nov 2024

      Interview

      I interviewed at the Foster City Site on 11/4/2024. I was ghosted by Gilead after the onsite interview. Never heard back from them. From initial apply to the first HR screen took about a month, after the hiring manager interview was asked to come onsite for a panel interview and presentation. Overall time from application to in person was 2 months. Gilead starts their day at 8 AM and was onsite till 2PM, I interviewed with 6 different people in 1:1s throughout the day. Both before and after presentation. Was ghosted after the on site interview and never heard back from them despite emailing both the Human Resources Contact and the Hiring Manager for the position. Despite hearing about this sort of thing happening in industry I have never been ghosted by a potential employer this late in the process.

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      Question 1

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      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences (Foster City, CA) in Mar 2025

      Interview

      A recruiter reached out to me via email. I scheduled for an interview. The day came and time passed. I waited thinking this is a mistake. But no it was not. She was late 15 minutes. I emailed her and when she did appear, she told me she was in the middle of firing someone. She brought that energy into the interview and rushed the entire process. It was so short and she essentially ended the interview by saying if there's no further questions then it was nice meeting you. But I had to stop her and ask a few questions. Even still it was really rushed.. Not a good experience from the company. I asked for feedback after the interview and she said it went well the only reservation was about the pay. I stated a pay that was well within the original job posting. She said she'll get back to me and she never did. Emailed for a follow up and she ghosted me.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      She just asked what it is that I currently do at my position. And if I had qPCR experience. That's it, that's the main bulk of what she asked. The others are just logistics like how long I've been working, but that's already in my resume.
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      Sr. Research Associate Interview

      7 Aug 2024
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Gilead Sciences

      Interview

      Two panel interviews, ask tech questions and bq questions regarding your role. Interviewer are friendly, questions are not hard, regarding resume. do ask method development questions. overall good experience. nice place

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