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Associate Business Analyst, Manufacturing
Gilead Sciences INC · 🇺🇸 United States - California - Foster City
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 roles11 certified filings for “Sr Associate Scientist, Analytical Ops” (Biochemists and Biophysicists) in CA: $115k–$125k, median $117k. Most were filed at wage level II (64%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% 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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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 The Associate Business Analyst, Manufacturing supports the systems, processes, and cross-functional partnerships that enable manufacturing and product traceability across global operations, contributing to the operational capabilities behind Gilead’s broader mission. Working closely with Information Technology and business partners, you will translate business needs into effective solutions, support the implementation and testing of enterprise systems, and assess the impact of business and regulatory changes. In this highly collaborative role, you will apply your business analysis expertise to manufacturing, supply chain, and serialization initiatives that support operational excellence, compliance, and the delivery of business-critical capabilities across the organization. This position is based in Foster City, California, and is hybrid eligible. As an Associate Business Analyst, Manufacturing , at Gilead you will... Key Responsibilities: • Analyze business needs to support new initiatives and system changes for internal manufacturing and global serialization and traceability systems. • Document current-state processes, gathers business and user requirements, develops use cases, and assesses process and system impacts in partnership with IT and other business functions. • Perform business process re-engineering and enterprise system assessments to identify improvement opportunities. • Develop solution options, cost analyses, and strategic assessments based on business needs and requirements. • Present analysis, recommendations, and proposed solutions to leadership. • Plan, coordinate, execute, and document regression and user acceptance testing in accordance with Gilead’s IT validation processes. • Review and approve system development life cycle documentation, including validation plans and qualification test scripts, and updates controlled documents as needed. • Coordinate implementation and post-go-live activities across manufacturing sites and contract manufacturing organizations. • Collaborate with global functional groups to support the interpretation of evolving serialization and traceability regulations and industry standards, including GS1. • Manage assigned global, cross-functional initiatives; evaluates the impact of regulatory and business changes; and applies independent judgment to implement solutions for moderately complex business problems. • Travel domestically and internationally, as needed, to support projects and industry serialization and traceability events. Basic Qualifications: High School Degree and 6 Years' Experience OR Associate Degree and 5 Y