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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
The Gilead Sciences team will spend a great deal of effort ensuring their top candidate comes to the team with the right knowledge, skills, and abilities. But one thing that is tough to gauge from any candidate is the passion they will bring to the job. This question allows them to determine that passion.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"As it came time to start my path toward my future career, I knew that something in the medical field was where I was meant to be. After reading about and studying all of the fascinating innovations in pharmaceuticals, it became a quick passion for me. One key advancement I've been paying particular attention to is the use of artificial intelligence to increase the timeliness of developing new drugs. It's exciting and refreshing to learn that Gilead Sciences is using AI and machine learning to develop an internal database of information for your team."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"As you can see from my resume, I've been involved in precision medicine tactics for the last eight years, and I think flexible production techniques have been the biggest advancement in our industry. New single-use bioreactors and their creation are changing how pharmaceutical companies do business. I'd love to hear more about how Gilead Sciences uses flexible production techniques. Can you elaborate?"

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Before your interview with Gilead Sciences, think about what you feel has been the most significant development in their field in the past five years. While there have certainly been many, your interviewer will be keying in on why you feel the advancement or innovation has been so impactful. Make sure you speak passionately about the advancement and its impact.

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There have been so many developments in Biotechnology, especially ATMP (medicines based on genes, tissues, cells, etc.)

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Good, but I would recommend picking the one with the largest impact and discussing it in depth. The interviewer is trying to verify whether you remain current on large trends and how they impact the industry.
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