Senior Manager, Data/AI Solution Architect

Gilead Sciences

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Foster City, CARaleigh, NC
Salary
$169,320–$219,120 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
9 days ago
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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 27 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Manager, Data/AI Solution Architect

As part of the enterprise AI strategy, the Sr Manager, Data/AI Solution Architect leads the design of data and AI solutions across HR and LCCR functions. This role involves partnering with business stakeholders to determine solution architectures for predictive analytics and AI-driven insights. Key responsibilities include building and fine-tuning LLM models grounded in regulatory requirements, engineering retrieval-augmented (RAG) knowledge bases, and developing automated pipelines for document review and summary tasks. The candidate will manage technical execution through engineers and partners while ensuring compliance with data privacy and responsible-AI standards. Required skills include Python, modern ML frameworks, AWS cloud AI platforms, MLOps tooling, and experience with large-scale data processing. This role solves complex digital needs by converting knowledge-work requirements into auditable solutions within a highly regulated pharmaceutical and life sciences environment.

What you'll do

  • Translate business needs from HR, Compliance, and Legal functions into practical AI solution designs.
  • Build, fine-tune, and evaluate LLM models based on regulatory requirements and internal corporate content.
  • Design and maintain retrieval-augmented (RAG) knowledge bases using policy libraries and compliance frameworks.
  • Engineer secure, scalable data pipelines for processing diverse content types across enterprise support functions.
  • Develop automated capabilities for document review, summarization, and risk flagging with traceable citations.
  • Direct execution through engineers and vendor partners to move AI solutions into production at scale.
  • Establish evaluation frameworks, accuracy benchmarks, and guardrails to ensure trustworthy and auditable outputs.
  • Implement MLOps practices including model deployment, monitoring, versioning, and reusable architecture standards.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree and eight years of experience or a Master's Degree and six years of experience.
  • Experience building LLM/generative-AI applications including fine-tuning, RAG, and prompt engineering (preferred).
  • Strong programming skills in Python and modern ML frameworks (preferred).
  • Experience designing knowledge bases and retrieval systems over large structured and unstructured sources (preferred).
  • Experience with AWS cloud AI platforms and MLOps tooling (preferred).
  • Solid data engineering fundamentals including pipelines, data modeling, and large-scale processing (preferred).
  • Experience delivering solutions across multiple business functions and leading delivery through engineering teams or partners (preferred).
  • Experience in regulated industries like pharmaceutical or biotech with knowledge of compliance and governance (preferred).

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