Good people, but none of the systems work - Anonymous employee Gilead Sciences Employee Review

2.0
2 Jun 2024
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

People are smart and generally kind.

Cons

It is impressive just how bad the systems are. Everyone likes to complain about systems, but I've never seen anything approaching this level of terrible anywhere else. Emails mysteriously don't arrive for emails. It takes sometimes 10+ tries every morning to get access to your email. Teams messages sometimes don't arrive for days. There was a bug for weeks where many people could only receive Teams messages on their phones and only send messages on their laptops. Any attempt to work with IT to fix if will test your patience. I once had an application mysteriously uninstall itself from my phone. When I opened a ticket when I kept getting error messages, I had several people in IT send me a PDF about how to install it to my laptop. When I pointed out it was for my phone they would just pass me off to someone else and the process would repeat. Then I would show them the error message and they'd pass me off again. I eventually just gave up. This is a fairly representative experience.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
7 Jul 2026
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Pros

Meaningful, mission-driven work with the opportunity to contribute to projects that can have a real impact on patients. Colleagues are highly knowledgeable, supportive, and generally willing to provide mentorship. Gilead also offers strong resources, exposure to different functions within the pharmaceutical industry, and opportunities to work on high-visibility projects.

Cons

Cons: As with many large companies, decision-making and project approvals can sometimes move slowly because of multiple layers of review. The experience may also vary depending on the specific team and manager, and the number of meetings and internal processes can occasionally feel cumbersome.

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