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Gilead Sciences · 20 hours ago

Associate Director, Network Operations

Foster City, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$196K/yr - $253K/yr

8+ years exp

Gilead Sciences is dedicated to creating a healthier world for all people, focusing on tackling diseases such as HIV and cancer. The Associate Director of Network Operations will lead strategic planning, team leadership, and manage critical infrastructure to ensure network performance and reliability across the international enterprise.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingPharmaceutical

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership: Define vision, policies, and standards for network operations, aligning IT with business objectives

People Leadership: This role includes supervising contractors, vendors and employee resources

Operations Management: Oversee day-to-day network performance, reliability, security, and maintenance (LAN/WAN, data centers, cloud) across the international enterprise

ITIL Frameworks: Implement and manage processes for Incident, Problem, and Change Management

Team Leadership: Provide direction, mentorship, and manage NOC/infrastructure teams, ensuring skill development

Vendor & Budget Management: Negotiate contracts, manage third-party relationships, and control budgets

Performance & SLAs: Define SLAs, monitor KPIs, and drive service quality improvements

Risk & Compliance: Develop and implement disaster recovery (DR) plans, business continuity protocols, and security measures

Qualification

Enterprise networkingITIL frameworksLeadership experienceStrategic planningStakeholder communicationRisk managementVendor managementBudget managementProblem-solvingTeam leadership

Required

10 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree (CS, IS, or related field) or equivalent experience or 8 years of relevant experience with a master's degree

Significant leadership experience (e.g., 5-10+ years in IT/network ops)

Deep understanding of enterprise networking (SD-WAN, routing, switching, BGP, MPLS)

Proven leadership and management experience in large-scale, global IT environments

Strong grasp of ITIL, ISO, or NIST frameworks

Excellent strategic thinking, communication, and problem-solving abilities

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role)

Paid time off

Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans

Company

Gilead Sciences

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Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes therapies for critical diseases.

Founded in 1987

Foster City, California, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.gilead.com

H1B Sponsorship

Gilead Sciences has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (269)

2024 (241)

2023 (222)

2022 (208)

2021 (235)

2020 (187)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$4.41B

Key Investors

Abingworth

2024-11-13Post Ipo Debt· $3.5M

2024-02-29Post Ipo Equity· $210M

2023-09-07Post Ipo Debt· $2B

Leadership Team

Keeley Wettan

Senior Vice President, Legal

Patrick Loerch

Senior Vice President, Clinical Data Science

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