Assoc Director, Research Systems

Role: Associate Director, Research Systems at Gilead, providing strategic, operational, and hands-on technical leadership for research informatics systems supporting drug discovery. Responsibilities: lead software design, development, and deployment of research informatics platforms; author core code and oversee system quality; mentor technical teams; drive operational excellence and align informatics strategies with scientific goals across therapeutic areas. Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 10+ years, or Master's with 8+ years, or PhD with 5+ years of relevant experience; proficiency in C#, MVC, ASP.NET, SQL; deep understanding of drug discovery workflows and research informatics. Preferred: PhD in Chemistry, Biology, or related discipline; industry research experience; ability to translate scientific research into scalable informatics solutions; familiarity with modern data architectures. HighValue: drug discovery, research informatics, software engineering, regulated pharma environment, cross-functional collaboration in R&D. WorkSetup: not specified but involves significant coding and leadership responsibilities.