Assoc Director, IT Systems Engineering

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years in platform engineering, data engineering, or enterprise data/AI platform architecture, including 3+ years leading engineering teams or major platform programs
• Deep hands-on expertise with AWS data and AI services, including S3, Lake Formation, Glue, EKS, Bedrock, Kinesis/MSK, IAM, and Terraform-based infrastructure automation
• Strong production experience with Databricks: Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, Delta Live Tables, Databricks SQL, MLflow, and workspace/governance administration at enterprise scale
• Demonstrated experience designing or building agentic AI or LLM-powered systems: agent orchestration, RAG pipelines, LLM gateways, tool/function calling, MCP or comparable protocols, and AI evaluation/observability
• Proven ability to build resilient, scalable pipelines for high-volume batch and streaming data, with proficiency in SQL and Python (or Scala/Java)
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architecture, workflow orchestration, and API-first integration patterns
• Experience designing secure, governed, production-grade cloud architectures, including fine-grained access control, lineage, and auditability
• Track record of delivery leadership: roadmap ownership, backlog management, cross-functional coordination, and shipping platform capabilities that achieve measured adoption
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complexity and influence senior decision-makers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in biopharma, life sciences, or other heavily regulated domains, with working knowledge of GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, and computer system validation
• Background in data mesh or federated data architectures, data product operating models, and domain enablement at enterprise scale
• Experience with semantic layer technologies, knowledge graphs, metadata/catalog platforms, and data contract frameworks
• Familiarity with FinOps for data and AI workloads, including cost attribution, chargeback/showback, and LLM token economics
• Experience managing large vendor/partner ecosystems and running structured vendor evaluations with defined success and kill criteria
• Product management experience or certification; familiarity with DORA metrics, SPACE framework, and platform-as-a-product operating models
• AWS Professional (Solutions Architect or Data Analytics) and/or Databricks certifications
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• The salary range for this position is: $168,980.00 - $218,680.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
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