Gilead Sciences Qa Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 9 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Gilead Sciences.
Gilead Sciences
Quality Control
Mid Difficult Positive experience Decline offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview process is tough, and you should expect to be interviewed by multiple people at once who will be asking you questions. The whole thing takes about an hour. They'll discuss the role, your past experiences and challenges, and what you bring to the table.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What makes you the right person for this job?
Gilead Sciences
QA Manager
Manager Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I applied on the Gilead website and a recruiter reached out after a few days. Then there were phone screenings and video interviews. They made a job offer about two months later.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Can you share the biggest professional disappointment you've experienced?
- Tell me about a mistake you've made.
- How have you handled a difficult employee?
Gilead Sciences
QA Specialist
Entry Easy Negative experience Decline offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite Technical screen Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Other
I was looking for a job and found a contractor company (Aerotek/EASI) that had longer contract roles at Gilead (mine was 3 years). Aerotek was my contact for the Gilead interview. I had a couple of phone calls first, then a phone screening with the contract manager at Gilead. After that, I had an in-person interview with the actual hiring manager. The interview was pretty easy and straightforward. Then, I had to do a virtual interview with some other managers from the team I would be joining. It was a bit annoying that they didn't meet me in person when I was already there, but I did it anyway (and took more time off work to talk to them). After meeting everyone, I had to take an online Excel test (you can find lots of practice tests on YouTube, by the way) and then found out I was the second choice for the job. I'm not upset about not getting it, but the interview process definitely had a lot of steps. Honestly, I wouldn't recommend it for a contracting job.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Regarding the skills mentioned in the job description, have you had experience with XYZ?
- Do you have any experience with metrics?
- Could you tell me about your experience with PowerPoint or Excel?
Gilead Sciences Qa Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Gilead Sciences interview reports.
“Could you describe Gilead's vision and mission?”
Read reports →“What makes you interested in Gilead?”
Read reports →“What would you do if you had to release a product with very little time left?”
Read reports →“What are your colleagues' perceptions of you?”
Read reports →“Tell me about a mistake you've made.”
Read report →“What is the reason for your employment gap?”
Read report →“What is your motivation for pursuing a QA role?”
Read report →“Describe a specific situation where you had to decide which tests were most important to run.”
Read report →“How have you handled a difficult employee?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 9 Gilead Sciences interview reports.