Platform Delivery Lead, Data & AI at Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
$146,200–$189,200from the description
Jul 24, 2026
Raleigh, NC
Jul 26, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role leads the technical delivery of shared Data and AI platform products at a large biopharmaceutical company, overseeing engineering teams building enterprise-grade capabilities on AWS and Databricks. Day-to-day work spans architecture decisions, sprint planning, backlog management, and enabling reusable AI services such as model access, retrieval, and orchestration tooling. It suits an experienced platform or data engineering leader comfortable managing hybrid teams and translating product roadmaps into production-grade, multi-tenant infrastructure.
Senior level · 8+ years · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 25 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 10–40
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
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What the occupation pays Median $298,074 (middle half $224,695–$326,567). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (5)
The role is titled 'Platform Delivery Lead' with no explicit seniority level in the title; the level advertised in the title is therefore Unspecified. The actual requirements (8+ years, leading large dispersed teams, end-to-end platform delivery ownership) support a Senior classification.
This role sits at the boundary between a people-management/engineering-manager function (11-3021) and a hands-on senior platform/software engineering role (15-1252). The JD emphasizes leading hybrid delivery teams, managing vendor relationships, sprint planning, and roadmaps — classic CIS Manager duties — but also calls for hands-on architecture decisions and engineering quality standards. 11-3021 was chosen as the primary code given the explicit people-leadership accountabilities and team management scope.
All technical skills appear under 'Preferred Qualifications' — the posting's hard gate is the degree + years formula in 'Basic Qualifications', which names no specific technologies. All named tools are therefore marked as preferred.
The degree requirement is set to Bachelor's based on the 'Basic Qualifications' formula (BA/BS + 8 years is the minimum path); a Master's or PhD with fewer years is also accepted, but the minimum formal degree that satisfies the gate is a Bachelor's.
Gilead's headquarters is in Foster City, CA (San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CBSA). No remote or alternate location is stated in the posting.
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