Assoc Director, Research Systems

Job Description

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers.

We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world’s most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come.

As an Associate Director, Research Systems at Gilead, you will provide strategic, operational, and hands‑on technical leadership for Research Informatics systems that support drug discovery at Gilead.

This role is accountable for both people leadership and direct technical contribution, and is expected to remain deeply engaged in the design, development, and delivery of production software.

This position is intentionally scoped for a principal‑engineer‑style leader, someone who leads through technical ownership, code authorship, and scientific understanding, not solely through delegation or architectural oversight.

Accountable for the impact of Research Informatics systems on the end‑to‑end drug discovery lifecycle, including scientific insight, data quality, and research productivity.

Applies deep understanding of drug discovery workflows and scientific decision‑making to define informatics strategies and solutions.

Establishes priorities based on scientific value, patient impact, and enterprise benefit, with clear accountability for outcomes.

• Devotes approximately 30–50% of time to hands‑on software development, including writing, reviewing, and maintaining production code.
• Regularly authors core services, shared libraries, and foundational components that are critical to Research Informatics platforms.
• Actively reviews pull requests and technical designs, providing detailed, code‑level feedback and architectural guidance.
• Maintains direct ownership of technical quality, system reliability, and long‑term maintainability.
• Serves as the senior technical escalation point for complex scientific and engineering challenges.
• This role is not suited for leaders who prefer to operate solely through management layers or high‑level architecture without direct code ownership.

• Independently designs and implements software solutions from concept through deployment and adoption.
• Writes production‑quality code in C#, MVC, ASP.NET, and SQL, and…