RALEIGH – A new job expansion project is bringing 275 jobs, paying Wake County an average salary of $ 142,175. It is the latest in a series of jobs related to the life sciences industry that are arriving in the Triangle area.
Gilead Sciences, a large biopharmaceutical company with more than $ 20 billion in annual revenue, plans to create a service and information technology center that will include human resources and cybersecurity jobs in an agreement formally announced by the North Carolina Department of Commerce Tuesday morning.
“With today’s announcement, Gilead confirms that North Carolina is at the crossroads of technology and life science innovation and offers the talent, infrastructure and business environment needed to support its success,” said Governor Roy Cooper in a statement. communicated.
The company will receive about $ 10 million in tax incentives through an investment grant for job development. Job training will also be provided.
“We look forward to introducing Gilead to the local community,” said Andrew Dickinson, Gilead’s chief financial officer. “We are looking forward to welcoming many of the highly talented and highly qualified people who live in the Research Triangle region to work with us, as we seek to develop new drugs for people with unmet medical needs.”
The company is headquartered in California.
The average salary in Wake County is around $ 63,500.
Gilead will also invest about US $ 5 million in the creation of the hub.
Wake County was chosen instead of Atlanta for the facilities, the company citing the availability, diversity and cost of the talent needed to fill the promised jobs.
The posts will be created by 2023.
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