Job Description

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At Gilead we believe every employee deserves a great leader. As a people leader now or in the future, we expect that you will model and create an environment of inclusion, be intentionally focused on the hiring, development, growth and retention of talent, and empower teams to align and achieve goals.



Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to pursuing scientific invention to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead has operations in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.

You will be part of a team that is helping millions of people live healthier, more fulfilling lives. We are a close community where every individual matters and everyone has a chance to enhance their skills through ongoing development. Inclusion is one of our core values, which means we are creating and fostering a work environment where our differences are valued, and everyone feels respected and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. By joining Gilead, you will further our mission to discover, develop and deliver innovative therapeutics for people with life-threatening diseases.

The Gilead Business Services center in Raleigh\xe2\x80\x99s Research Triangle region will be home to some of the company\xe2\x80\x99s critical shared service teams in North America, including Information Technology, Global Financial Solutions, HR Operations and Procurement Services Desk. These functions provide the necessary support to ensure Gilead\xe2\x80\x99s business runs effectively and efficiently. The center will also be a catalyst for standardization of processes, digital transformation and technology optimization.

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The Gilead IT Database team supports enterprise databases across all business functionalities to deliver on Gilead\xe2\x80\x99s dedication to bringing life-saving therapies to people in need. We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and highly skilled database technologist to join the team. You will work closely with the key stakeholders to deliver on reliability, user satisfaction, compliance, and innovation. You will focus on working on a cloud base infrastructure along with managed service providers to provide guidance, strategy, and vision. If you love to take on challenges of complex and innovative environments, join our team and directly impact how we operate as a company.

Responsibilities:

Design, configure, and manage highly available databases, leveraging more advanced database administration concepts.

Lead investigation to provide rapid resolution of database issues including performance degradation.

Plan and implement proactive and reactive performance analysis, monitoring, troubleshooting, and capacity planning.

Fully leverage database technologies and services available by our cloud provider to maximize their benefits for Gilead systems.

Champion the needs of business teams and stakeholders throughout the whole life cycle of their applications, ensuring database best practices and technologies are incorporated to provide optimal reliability, performance, and efficiency.

Implement, configure, and review database monitoring using both Oracle Enterprise Monitor as well as cloud native database monitoring tools.

Manage managed service provider database team, provide technical guidance, evaluate performance metrics, and communicate with management.

Fully understand and are capable of implement cloud native business continuity solutions.

Fully meet compliance requirements including GxP training, change management, system maintenance, and documentation review.

Maintain and create database SOP documents by providing review, revision, and improvement.

Develop and enforce database standards, policies and procedures, especially for the cloud database service operation model.

Basic Qualifications:

High School Degree and Twelve Years Experience OR Associate\'s Degree and Ten Years Experience OR Bachelor\'s Degree and Eight Years Experience OR Master\'s Degree and Six Years Experience

Preferred Qualifications:

10+ years of experience in Oracle database administration

3+ years managing databases in cloud environment

Expert in SQL, Oracle utilities including data pump, SQL*Loader, and RMAN, and Oracle Enterprise Manager

Extensive hands-on experience of at least one open-source database such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.

Proficient with scripting languages including Shell and PL/SQL

Proficient with both Linux and Windows operating systems

Demonstrated experience in supporting large database applications including performance analysis and tuning of high volume, transaction or data warehouse systems

Excellent analytical skills in troubleshooting database issues such as performance problems

Experience of supporting databases in biotech/pharmaceutical industry

Hands on experience with AWS infrastructure and services, especially RDS for Oracle

AWS cloud certification will be a plus

Certified with Oracle 12c or above

Experience with Microsoft SQL Server databases and PowerShell scripting

Experience with Agile Dev Ops and cloud automation tools

Gilead Core Values:

Integrity (Doing What\xe2\x80\x99s Right)

Inclusion (Encouraging Diversity)

Teamwork (Working Together)

Excellence (Being Your Best)

Accountability (Taking Personal Responsibility)

For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:

Please log onto your Internal Career Site to apply for this job.

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