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Associate Director, Marketing AI - Foster City, CA
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 roles4 certified filings for “Associate Director, Marketing Sciences” (Data Scientists) in NJ: $170k–$194k, median $170k. 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 is expected to lead and coordinate the Agentic AI capabilities to enable effective marketing strategy, insights and activation decisions for HCP and patient focused tactics. As a Associate Director, Marketing AI , at Gilead you will... Key Responsibilities: Marketing AI decisioning capability strategy & roadmap • Define and develop the US marketing AI decisioning capability roadmap aligned to US commercial strategic priorities and Gilead enterprise capabilities. • Establish and lead a multi-year roadmap of agentic AI capabilities to enable effective marketing strategy, insights & activation decisions for HCP & patient focused tactics. • Prioritize agentic AI capabilities based on a clearly defined business need and impact, scalability, feasibility and Gilead’s Responsible AI guidelines. • Establish and manage US marketing AI decisioning capability governance process with the stakeholders to ensure transparency, timely prioritization and implementation of roadmap. Marketing AI decisioning capability building • Drive the implementation of the AI agents to enable effective marketing strategy, insight and activation decisions in collaboration with functional and technology partners. • Lead the development therapeutic area & brand specific context, business rules, structured & unstructured data required to configure the AI agents for defined use cases. • Identify opportunities to connect & integrate the US marketing AI decisioning agents with the cross-functional AI agents using Gilead Responsible AI guidelines and governance. Stakeholder Leadership and Influence • Build strong cross-functional alignment across US Digital & AI strategy & ops, US Commercial Insights, Analytics & operations, Commercial IT and Global Decision Science & Data management teams to help guide and inform the impact of US marketing AI decisioning agents. • Act as a visible internal thought leader on evolving Agentic AI capabilities. • Ensure that the marketing AI decisioning capabilities have a clear operating model defined across business and technology teams to ensure scalability and sustainability. • Partner with IT to scope and deliver scalable agentic AI solutions that enable Gilead marketing teams to drive effective decisions. • Engage senior stakeholders as needed, to align priorities and outcomes. Lead Delivery and Execution Excellence • Lead end-to-end US marketing AI decisioning capability delivery, ensuring speed is balanced with quality deliverables. • Define quarterly priorities, milestones, and execution plans. • Ensure all capabilities are tied to cle