Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Southern and Eastern; Dublin;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals
Manufacture Of Basic Pharmaceutical Products And Pharmaceutical Preparations
21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations

140 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
8 July 2020
Employment effect (start)
8 July 2020
Foreseen end date
1 March 2022

Description

Gilead Sciences is to invest approximately €7 million in the company’s Irish operations, opening a new base in Dublin and creating 140 jobs. As part of this expansion, the company will also establish a paediatric centre of excellence in Ireland.

The company said it expects to fill 80 of the positions over the coming 12 months, with the remainder hired by early 2022. The new jobs will include clinical development, process development and analytical operations, legal, human resources, supply chain, information technology, facilities and engineering, and financial shared services positions.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Gilead Sciences, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 102179, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102179.