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Senior Scientist Oncology Research

Onsite · San Francisco, California
Posted July 25, 2026
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Overview

Lead discovery efforts and collaborate across functions to drive innovative science and evaluate partnerships. Own the pipeline from target identification to validation, scaling impactful discoveries. Differentiate Gilead's pre-clinical pipeline through rigorous scientific decision-making.

What You'll Do11

  • 1Lead a lab-based scientific team, advancing projects and careers
  • 2Serve as scientific and technical thought leader across research organization
  • 3Collaborate with oncology immune-oncology protein engineering chemistry translational medicine biomarker clinical development experts
  • 4Identify project risks and mitigate while communicating with teams and leaders
  • 5Proactively ideate to accelerate early-stage discovery and develop novel targeting modalities
  • 6Develop expertise in scientific fields and external landscape including literature conferences and competitive programs
  • 7Propose creative rigorous research to discover validate and understand targets modalities
  • 8Think critically balance risk-taking with thoughtful experimentation
  • 9Contribute expertise to multi-disciplinary due diligence teams for partnership evaluations
  • 10Contribute to research reports INDs and patent filings
  • 11Establish external presence through peer-reviewed publications conference presentations and collaborations

Requirements8

  • 1Ph.D. degree and 3+ years experience in tumor biology drug discovery target identification and technology development with post-doctoral training preferred
  • 2Strong track record of impact including first or senior author publications and conference presentations
  • 3Deep knowledge of cancer genomics and oncogenic signaling
  • 4Broad technical skillset covering cutting-edge cancer methods in vitro and in vivo
  • 5Expertise in analyzing and therapeutically targeting nucleic acid-protein complexes
  • 6Demonstrated success collaborating within research teams to make data-driven decisions
  • 7Team-centric mindset motivating diverse background members
  • 8Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Salary Insight

Salary not disclosed in listing

Location

Typeonsite
LocationSan Francisco, California

Required Skills

tumor biologydrug discoverytarget identificationtechnology developmentcancer genomicsoncogenic signalingin vitro modelsin vivo modelsmolecular mechanistic experimentation
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