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Exec Director, Corporate Strategy & Projects
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 roles2 certified filings for “Exec Director, Supply Chain” (General and Operations Managers) in CA: $229k–$264k, median $247k. 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 Reporting to the VP, Corporate Strategy & Projects, the Executive Director is accountable for leading defined components of Gilead’s enterprise strategy agenda and owning a portfolio of the company’s highest-priority strategic initiatives. The role serves as an enterprise thought partner and strategic agenda driver, helping shape Gilead's long-term direction, influence high-priority enterprise decisions, and advance the company's most important strategic priorities. This leader drives assigned strategic questions from framing to decision, developing fact-based options, trade-offs, and recommendations while partnering closely with the VP, Gilead Leadership Team, and senior leaders to shape enterprise direction and strategic choices. Success in this role requires exceptional strategic judgment, executive presence, systems thinking, financial and portfolio acumen, and the ability to lead through influence, connect perspectives across functions, resolve complex trade-offs, and drive outcomes in highly ambiguous environments. This role is based in Foster City, CA at our global headquarters. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Enterprise Strategy & Insights • • Own defined components of the enterprise strategy agenda, from problem framing and analysis through executive alignment, decision, and implementation planning. • Serve as an enterprise thought partner to the VP, GLT, and senior leaders on the company's highest-priority strategic questions. • Lead development of integrated strategic perspectives that connect portfolio, financial, scientific, commercial, operational, and external considerations. • Shape enterprise strategy and long-term direction through strategic perspectives, planning, and scenario development and translate long-term ambition into actionable enterprise priorities. • Anticipate external shifts, risks, and opportunities and determine their implications to inform enterprise priorities and strategic choices. • Strategic Initiatives & Execution • • Own and lead a portfolio of senior-sponsored strategic initiatives with significant enterprise value, complexity, or cross-functional impact. • Design and lead governance for assigned initiatives, including mechanisms that enable effective decision-making, execution, and accountability. • Drive alignment on complex enterprise issues involving strategic trade-offs and cross-functional dependencies. • Translate strategic decisions into clear accountabilities, implementation roadmaps, and measurable success indicators; monitor progress and impact, identify barriers to value realization, and dri