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Global Manufacturing ERP Strategy Lead
Gilead Sciences INC · 🇺🇸 3 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 159 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 75 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Gilead Sciences INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Manager, Global External Manufacturing” (Industrial Engineers) in CA: $132k–$141k, median $137k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Gilead Sciences INC
The US Department of Labor certified 159 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 75 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference. Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact. We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together. Job Description This role serves as the Manufacturing Global Process Owner (accountable for 1 or more Level 1 process steps) for the in-scope ERP-enabled processes and data for production planning, ensuring that global standards, controls, decision rights, and performance measures support compliant, agile, and cost-effective supply. Reporting to the Head of Global Manufacturing Strategy and Operations, this leader connects Manufacturing operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and IT to translate shop-floor and business needs into standardized, scalable processes enabled by SAP S/4HANA and related Manufacturing systems. The role contributes to Manufacturing process strategy and leads the development and execution of standards, governance, data, performance measures, business outcomes, and long-term process stewardship across Clinical and Commercial Manufacturing,. The role also supports migration to the AI enabled and cloud-based RISE platform, enabling a unified digital backbone for manufacturing operations. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of digital manufacturing in a dynamic, science-driven environment. Job Responsibilities • Establish and own the target-state process architecture, governance, and Manufacturing business roadmap for ERP-enabled processes. Define and standardize global Manufacturing processes across internal Clinical and Commercial Manufacturing sites and applicable CMOs, and translate approved priorities into business requirements for incorporation into the integrated ERP transformation roadmap. • Define the performance metrics and decision frameworks to ensure long-term sustainability, compliance, and continuous improvement of our business processes associated with Manufacturing digital systems. • Lead ERP-enabled end-to-end process mapping and optimization to deliver medicines from development to commercial and from production planning to customer shipment. • Lead cross-functional Manufacturing process governance with representatives from IT, Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and Regulatory. Approve Manufacturing process standards, business requirements, controls, and data definitions; provide timely business decisions and escalation; and partner with the ERP Transformation Lead to ensure that solution design, deployment sequencing, and adoption remain aligned with approved Manufacturing outcomes and enterprise standards. • Own Manufacturing business readiness and adoption for approved process changes, including stakeholder alignment, role and procedure impacts, training requirements, adoption measures, and sustainment. Partner with chan