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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
77
open professional roles
91
opened in the last 90 days
91 in the last 12 months
12%
of roles are remote
3
states hiring
California, Connecticut, New York
What it hires for: Engineering (14), Executive Leadership (7), Finance (6), Legal (6), Marketing (6). By level: director (37), senior ic (13), senior manager (13), vp (8), early career (7).
Where: Alameda, CA (72), Remote (8), Alameda, CA; Alameda HQ (4), Alameda, CA; Remote (2), Connecticut (2), New York, NY (1), Remote; Alameda, CA (1), United States (1).
Main hubs: Alameda, CA (72), New York, NY (1). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where Alameda, CA ranks
Where Alameda, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best cities for aerospace and defense pay after cost of living$167k · of 19
- #3Best cities for director and executive jobs in the West Coast27% · of 71
- #6Cities that post pay most often47% · of 100
- #9Best cities for pay after cost of living in California$176k · of 32
- #11Best cities for pay after cost of living in the West Coast$176k · of 39
- #14Best cities for pay after cost of living$176k · of 100
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Exelixis hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Exelixis's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 102 professional roles in that time.
- 10 of Exelixis's 57 open roles (18%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 7 open roles (12%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Databricks, AWS Bedrock, Claude, GitHub Copilot.
- Of the 11 open roles that state where the work happens, 11 remote.
- 33% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 33% for Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers.
- 9 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 27 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Exelixis ranks #87 of 363 Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers we track.
What Exelixis asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- excel 13
- powerpoint 12
- aws 10
- ci/cd 9
- gcp 9
- project management 9
- sox 9
- stakeholder management 8
- supply chain 8
- python 7
AI tools named: Databricks (4), AWS Bedrock (3), Claude (1), GitHub Copilot (1), Microsoft Copilot (M365) (1).
How Exelixis compares with Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers
| Measure | Exelixis | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 57 | 27 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 33% | 33% |
| Roles that are remote | 12% | 0% |
Median across 363 Pharmaceuticals & Biotech employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
Similar employers hiring
Open roles
- Senior Administrative Assistant IIAlameda, CA · $101k–$128k
- Senior Finance ManagerAlameda, CA
- QA Systems and Process ManagerAlameda, CA
- Operations QA Manager - CommercialAlameda, CA; Alameda HQ
- Executive Medical Director, Pharmacovigilance Risk Management (PVRM)Remote; Alameda, CA
- Director, eClinical Solutions (EDC Programming)Alameda, CA
- Senior Medical Director, Clinical DevelopmentAlameda, CA; Remote
- Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs (Oncology)Alameda, CA
- DMPK DirectorAlameda, CA
- Director, AI and Agentic EngineeringAlameda, CA
What Exelixis pays
Across 30 postings with a posted range, pay is above the market range for the same roles. 33% of its roles post a salary range.
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is Exelixis hiring?
- Exelixis has 77 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 91 opened in the last 90 days and 91 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Exelixis pay?
- Across 30 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. 10 of Exelixis's 57 open roles (18%) 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 11 open roles that state where the work happens, 11 remote.
- What skills does Exelixis ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are excel (13), powerpoint (12), aws (10), ci/cd (9), gcp (9), project management (9).
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