Associate Software Engineer Jobs in Sunnyvale, CA

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Job Description

Gilead Sciences Research Informatics is expanding, and we are looking for a talented coder/programmer to help design, develop, and support applications that enable data workflows, logistics, scientific processes, and advanced analytics. In this role, you'll work at the intersection of software engineering and scientific innovation, creating tools that directly support discovery and decisionmaking.

What you'll bring:

• Chemistry knowledge to identifying isomerism
• Working knowledge of SQL
• Experience in Agile development environments
• Ability to write clear technical documentation and provide user support
• Independence, strong timemanagement skills, and comfort working autonomously

Why join us?

At Gilead, your code won't just ship-it will make an impact. You'll collaborate with scientists and technologists, solve meaningful problems, and help build scalable solutions that advance cuttingedge research. If you're motivated by purpose, ownership, and the opportunity to see your work make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

Knowledge Requirements

• Under general direction, troubleshoots and support for specific applications and solutions.
• Configures and develops computer applications and solutions by using analytical functional specifications and interpreting system design specifications.
• During system implementation and change management, may support, test, and refine application configurations to align with business process needs. Judgment required within confined guidelines.
• Works with business and IT partners to enhance applications to reduce operating time or improve efficiency.
• Prepare program-level and user-level documentation.
• Assist with software configuration management, performance tuning, introduction and training. Follows pre-defined task lists with given development tool.
• Judgment required within confined guidelines.
• Organizes, prioritizes, and coordinates multiple work activities to meet project deadlines. Identifies and documents business processes.
• Can work directly with customers to probe and ask effective questions to fully diagnose both the problem root cause and customer's comfort level with application.

Problem Solving

Provide technical solutions to a range of difficult problems.

Solutions are thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives.

Discretion/ Latitude

• Works under only general direction. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions.
• Collaborates with supervisory personnel as needed.
• Work is reviewed regularly prior to completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.

Impact

• Contributes to the completion of specific programs, projects or responsible individual business targets.
• Failure to obtain results or erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources or loss of sales.

Liaison (Internal & External Influence)

• Primarily internal company contacts. Infrequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts on routine matters.
• Represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.

Basic Qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science (or a related field)
• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience; OR
• Masters' degree and 0+ years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Good understanding and application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the field.
• Limited knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Uses other people as a sounding board for ideas, complex problems.

For additional benefits information, visit:

https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment comprised of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability,genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact ApplicantAccommodations@gilead.comfor assistance.

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