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Gilead Sciences · 15 hours ago

Associate Director, Network Operations

positionSan Francisco Bay Area
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff, Director/Executive
money$196K/yr - $253K/yr
date8+ years exp

Gilead Sciences is dedicated to creating a healthier world for all people by tackling diseases and developing life-changing therapies. The Associate Director of Network Operations will lead strategic planning, team leadership, and manage critical infrastructure, ensuring continuous improvement and risk mitigation across the international enterprise.

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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 thinkingProblem-solvingCommunication skills

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.
dateFounded in 1987
location
Foster City, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
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

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Keeley Wettan
Senior Vice President, Legal
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Patrick Loerch
Senior Vice President, Clinical Data Science
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