Director, Data and AI Product Owner, Research

Gilead Sciences

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Foster City, CA
Salary
$226,185–$292,710 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
Closes
Jun 29, 2026

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Above market

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Similar $224k
This role $259k
$177k most similar roles pay here $305k

This role pays more than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $196,800–$251,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $259k versus about $224k for comparable roles.

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About Gilead Sciences

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a leading American biopharmaceutical company specializing in discovering, developing, and commercializing innovative medicines for unmet medical needs.

Gilead Sciences currently has 16 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $169,150–$218,900 across 16 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, Data and AI Product Owner, Research

As part of Gilead’s enterprise AI strategy to accelerate the discovery and development of life-changing therapies, we are seeking a Director, Data/AI Product Owner (Research) to lead AI/data product strategy across Research and Translation Sciences. In this leadership role, you will define and drive a portfolio-level product vision and strategy, shaping how AI transforms scientific workflows, accelerates decision-making, and improves research productivity by partnering with senior scientific leaders and technical teams. You will own the end-to-end product vision and roadmap for AI-enabled capabilities, prioritize the backlog based on business value, and establish success metrics tied to measurable outcomes. Key responsibilities include translating business objectives into clear requirements, aligning solutions with data architecture, and driving change management and user adoption. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of drug discovery and development, experience as a Product Owner or Manager in Agile environments, and familiarity with modern data platforms like Databricks and AWS.

What you'll do

  • Define and lead product strategy and multi-year roadmap for AI-enabled research capabilities.
  • Identify high-impact AI opportunities in drug discovery by partnering with senior Research leaders.
  • Prioritize the product backlog based on business value, risk, technical feasibility, and strategic alignment.
  • Translate business objectives into clear product requirements, considering data architecture and platform constraints.
  • Own success metrics such as cost reduction, productivity gains, user adoption, and satisfaction for AI-enabled products.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to research leadership, evaluating trade-offs and recommending data-driven solutions.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Manager in relevant field
  • Deep understanding of drug discovery and development processes
  • Strong stakeholder management skills with senior research leaders
  • Proven ability to translate business needs into scalable data/AI solutions
  • Solid knowledge of modern data platforms like Databricks and AWS
  • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with metrics-driven approaches
  • Demonstrated financial acumen for evaluating ROI and long-term investments

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