Exelixis: jobs, salaries and hiring
Hiring now
50
open professional roles
62
opened in the last 90 days
62 in the last 12 months
16%
of roles are remote
2
states hiring
California, Connecticut
What it hires for: Engineering (9), Legal (5), Marketing (5), Executive Leadership (4), Finance (4). By level: director (26), senior manager (11), senior ic (9), early career (5), vp (4).
Where: Alameda, CA (46), Remote (7), Alameda, CA; Alameda HQ (3), Alameda, CA; Remote (2), Connecticut (2), Remote; Alameda, CA (1), United States (1).
Exelixis hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Exelixis's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 72 professional roles in that time.
- 7 of Exelixis's 60 open roles (12%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 6 open roles (10%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Databricks, AWS Bedrock, Claude, GitHub Copilot.
- Of the 10 open roles that state where the work happens, 10 remote.
- 27% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 31% for Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers.
- 15 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 22 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Exelixis ranks #54 of 258 Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers we track.
What Exelixis asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- aws 11
- ci/cd 10
- sox 10
- gcp 8
- stakeholder management 8
- excel 7
- python 7
- agile 6
- powerpoint 6
- devops 5
AI tools named: Databricks (4), AWS Bedrock (3), Claude (1), GitHub Copilot (1).
How Exelixis compares with Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers
| Measure | Exelixis | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 60 | 21 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 27% | 31% |
| Roles that are remote | 16% | 0% |
Median across 258 Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
Similar employers hiring
Open roles
- Engineer I - DevSecOps (Ai Security)Alameda, CA
- Executive Director, Clinical Data & Digital StrategyAlameda, CA
- Associate Director, IT Product Management - Enterprise Platforms, Finance (SAP)Alameda, CA
- Executive Director, Biologics StrategyAlameda, CA
- Senior Director, Biostatistics - Oncology Early-Phase LeadershipAlameda, CA
- Executive Director, Biologics Innovation & StrategyAlameda, CA · $269k–$381k
- Director, Biostatistics: Early-Phase Oncology LeaderAlameda, CA
- Senior Director, Clinical Operations (Biotech, Oncology)Alameda, CA · $246k–$350k
- Director, AI and Agentic EngineeringAlameda, CA · $215k–$306k
- AI Platform & Agentic Engineering DirectorAlameda, CA
What Exelixis pays
Across 17 postings with a posted range, pay is above the market range for the same roles. 27% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| IC | Engineering | $182,000–$259,000 | 2 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is Exelixis hiring?
- Exelixis has 50 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 62 opened in the last 90 days and 62 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Exelixis pay?
- Across 17 postings with a posted salary range, Exelixis's pay is above the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Exelixis hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 7 of Exelixis's 60 open roles (12%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Exelixis offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 10 open roles that state where the work happens, 10 remote.
- What skills does Exelixis ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are aws (11), ci/cd (10), sox (10), gcp (8), stakeholder management (8), excel (7).
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