RALEIGH – A new project expansion project brings 275 jobs that pay an average wage of $ 142,175 to Wake County. This is the latest in a series of works related to the life science industry in the Triangle area.
Gilead Sciences, a large biopharmaceutical industry with more than $ 20 billion in annual revenue, plans to create a service and information technology center that will include human resources and cyber security work in an agreement formally signed by the North Carolina Department of Commerce on Tuesday morning has been announced.
“With today’s announcement, Gilead confirms that North Carolina is at the crossroads of technology and life science innovation and provides the talent, infrastructure and business environment needed to support their success,” Governor Roy Cooper said in a statement. .
The company will receive approximately $ 10 million in tax benefits through a job development grant. Vocational training will also be provided.
“We look forward to introducing Gilead to the local community,” said Gilead CFO Andrew Dickinson. “We are eager to welcome many of the highly talented, highly skilled people living in the Research Triangle region to work with us, while we want to promote new medicine for people with medical needs that are not being met.”
The company is based in California.
The average wage in Wake County is about $ 63,500.
Gilead will also invest about $ 5 million in building the center.
Wake County was selected above Atlanta for the facility. The company mentions the availability, diversity and cost of talent needed to fill the promised positions.
The posts will be created by 2023.
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