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Gilead Sciences

Sr Director, Analytical Development

Gilead Sciences

United States - California - Foster City · Senior

$243,100 – $314,600

Listed on Gilead Sciences’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

This senior leadership role oversees analytical development for pharmaceutical products from discovery through commercial launch, requiring deep expertise in analytical chemistry and regulatory compliance. It suits experienced scientists with strong track records leading technical teams and translating complex analytical strategies into regulatory submissions across small molecule drug development.

Our summary, not Gilead Sciences’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

Required

  • Ph.D. in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, or related discipline (or 12+ years experience with MS/PhD, or 14+ years with BA/BS)
  • Senior leadership experience managing technical organizations
  • Expertise in phase-appropriate control strategy and analytical method development
  • Knowledge of cGMP, data integrity, and global regulatory requirements
  • Experience supporting US and international regulatory filings
  • Small molecule analytical development across product lifecycle
  • Chromatography expertise (HPLC/UPLC)
  • Mass spectrometry expertise
  • Impurity methods, stability, comparability, and method validation experience

Nice to have

  • Proven ability to craft technical and innovation strategies
  • Experience building external networks with vendors, consortia, and academic partners

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