AI/ML Data Scientist, Finance - Foster City

Gilead Sciences • Foster City, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers. We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world’s most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come. As a AI/ML Data Scientist, Finance, at Gilead you will ... This position will build deep understanding of finance processes and data and consult on tailored AI-enabled solutions for business needs. You will partner with Product Owners, Solution Architects and Technical Delivery Leads to ensure solutions are accurate, optimized and deliver measurable impact through rigorous testing and experimentation. Reporting to the Director, Data & AI (Finance), the successful candidate will manage portfolio tracking and metrics across Finance AI/ML initiatives while serving as an authoritative finance domain expert for Data & AI technical teams. As part of our enterprise AI strategy to speed life-changing therapies to patients, we are seeking an AI/ML Data Scientist to intersect finance operations and AI transformation. This position will build deep understanding of finance processes and data and consult on tailored AI-enabled solutions for business needs. You will partner with Product Owners, Solution Architects and Technical Delivery Leads to ensure solutions are accurate, optimized and deliver measurable impact through rigorous testing and experimentation. Reporting to the Director, Data & AI (Finance), the successful candidate will manage portfolio tracking and metrics across Finance AI/ML initiatives while serving as an authoritative finance domain expert for Data & AI technical teams. This position is based in Foster City, CA (hybrid-eligible)

Requirements

• BA/BS with 6+ years of relevant experience OR MA/MS with 4+ years of relevant experience OR PhD/PharmD with 0+ years of relevant experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience with prompt engineering, LLM testing, or AI model experimentation
• Exposure to finance activities processes in a corporate environment a plus
• Good systems thinking ability – seeing connections and patterns and able to visualize workflows and processes. Experience or education on process design preferred.
• Able to visually depict activity in a process flow and identify opportunities to optimize processes using automation and AI
• Curious and agile learner across multiple domains
• Strong problem definition and problem solving skills
• Able to multitask, prioritize and manage projects
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Design and execute prompt engineering strategies and conduct experimentation to optimize AI model performance
• Lead process discovery across finance functions and translate business logic into technical specifications for AI solutions
• Serve as finance SME in AI model design, feature engineering, and solution architecture
• Document current-state workflows and design future-state AI-enabled processes
• Validate AI solutions against current-state workflows and regulatory requirements (including SOX, controls)
• Contribute to the development of data solutions and provide post-implementation support including troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• Manage portfolio-level tracking, executive dashboards, and metrics across all finance AI/ML use cases

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level