Sr Manager, Data/AI Solution Architect

Gilead Sciences seeks a senior manager to architect data and AI solutions for HR and legal functions, driving design of predictive analytics and generative AI applications. The role involves leading cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, compliant solutions that translate business needs into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Partner with HR, Compliance, and Legal leaders to assess needs and translate them into AI solution designs
• Build, fine-tune, and evaluate AI/LLM models aligned with policy, regulatory requirements, and Gilead-specific content
• Design and maintain retrieval-augmented knowledge bases incorporating policy, compliance frameworks, and corporate documentation
• Engineer secure, scalable data pipelines for ingesting and processing diverse content types across enterprise functions
• Direct execution through engineering teams and vendor partners, setting technical direction and ensuring production quality

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years experience, or Master's degree and 6+ years experience
• 5+ years building LLM/generative AI applications including fine-tuning, RAG, and prompt engineering
• Strong Python programming and modern ML frameworks expertise
• Experience designing knowledge bases and retrieval systems for structured and unstructured data
• AWS cloud AI platforms and MLOps tooling proficiency
• Data engineering fundamentals: pipelines, modeling, large-scale processing
• Experience delivering solutions across multiple business functions and leading external partners

Compensation: Bay Area: $169,320–$219,120; Raleigh: $146,200–$189,200