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General information

Exelixis is an oncology-focused pharmaceutical company. Its approved drug Cabometyx, known by the generic name cabozantinib, treats multiple types of cancer. The company also develops bispecific antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates for cancer treatment. Exelixis was founded in November 1994 and is headquartered in Alameda, California. Historically, the median salary is ~$209,250. Exelixis is a top-tier H-1B sponsor.1

Website
exelixis.com
Headquarters
Alameda, United States
Industry
Healthcare & Life Sci
Category
Pharma & Biotech
Employees
1,555
Visa sponsor
Yes

Hiring activity

65Open jobs
+37Added in 30 days
−28Closed in 30 days
20 daysHow long jobs stay open

New jobs added per week2

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Week beginningNew listings
September 7, 20268
September 14, 20264
September 21, 20267
September 28, 20267
October 5, 202610
October 12, 202613
October 19, 20267
October 26, 2026 (in progress)0

Open jobs

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Pay

What does Exelixis actually pay? Based on previous and active job listings with specified pay ranges, the median annual pay is $208,250. Note that 2% of jobs don't list any pay information, so figures may be skewed towards cities like NYC, where pay disclosure is mandated for each posting.4

Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket

Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket
BracketJobs
Under $100k1 jobs (1%)
$100k to $150k11 jobs (11%)
$150k to $200k28 jobs (27%)
$200k and up64 jobs (62%)

Posted ranges on jobs open now4

Executive Medical Director, Pharmacovigilance Risk Management (PVRM)$355,000 – $504,000
Senior Medical Director, Clinical Development$312,500 – $444,000
Vice President, Biostatistics$360,000 – $418,000
$103k$504k
Executive Director, Toxicology$285,000 – $405,500
Senior Clinical Development Medical Director$283,000 – $402,000
Executive Director, Scientific Publications (Oncology)$273,000 – $388,000
Executive Director, Biostatistics$271,000 – $385,000
Executive Director, Biologics Innovation & Strategy$268,500 – $380,500
Executive Director, Regulatory Strategy$268,500 – $380,000
Vice President, Quality Assurance - GMP$315,500 – $366,500
Senior Regional Sales Director - Northeast$287,000 – $366,500
Clinical Development Medical Director (Biotechnology / Oncology)$254,500 – $361,000
Executive Director, Program Management (Biotechnology Oncology)$254,500 – $361,000
Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs (Oncology)$248,000 – $352,500
Sr Director, Biostatistics$248,000 – $352,500
Senior Director, Clinical Operations Compliance Management (GCP/Biotechnology/Oncology)$246,000 – $349,500
Senior Director, AI Data Science$244,000 – $346,000
Executive Director, Clinical Data & Digital Strategy$272,000 – $344,000
Senior Director, Clinical Supply Chain$225,500 – $320,500
Senior Corporate Counsel, Contracts$222,000 – $316,000
Senior Director, RCC Marketing Promotions$220,000 – $312,000
Senior Biostatistics Director$216,500 – $307,500
Director, AI and Agentic Engineering$215,000 – $306,000
Corporate Counsel, Contracts$231,000 – $292,500
GU Field Based Marketing Director - Key Customer Team (Remote North East - NY, MA & CT)$204,500 – $290,500
Senior Program Management Director (Biotechnology)$204,500 – $290,500
Director, eClinical Solutions$224,000 – $284,000
Associate Director, GU Key Customer Strategy Marketing$195,000 – $277,500
Associate Regulatory Affairs Strategy Director (Oncology)$195,000 – $277,500
Clinical Science Director$195,000 – $277,500
Clinical Science Director (Biotech Oncology)$195,000 – $277,500
Senior DMPK Director$183,000 – $260,000
Associate Principal Engineer - Cloud Platform$182,000 – $259,000
Associate Principal Engineer - Analytics Platform$182,000 – $259,000
Associate Principal Engineer - AI Cloud Platform$182,000 – $259,000
Associate Principal Architect (Data and Analytics Platform)$182,000 – $259,000
Associate Director, Digital Marketing – Web/Email$181,500 – $257,000
Clinical Operations Compliance Director (Biotechnology Oncology)$179,500 – $256,000
Clinical Operations Compliance Director (Biotechnology Oncology)$179,500 – $256,000
Senior Oncology Account Manager- Richmond, VA/Virginia Beach, VA$198,000 – $253,500
Senior Oncology Account Manager - Richmond, VA$198,000 – $253,500
Senior Oncology Account Manager - Portland, OR$198,000 – $253,500
Senior Oncology Account Manager - (Birmingham, AL | Remote)$198,000 – $253,500
Associate RCC Marketing Promotions Director$178,500 – $252,500
Associate Patient & Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Marketing Director$177,500 – $251,500
Associate QA Systems and Process QMS Director$176,000 – $251,000
Associate Director, IT Product Management - Enterprise Platforms, Finance (SAP)$198,000 – $250,500
Associate QA Operations Director - Systems and Process$176,000 – $250,500
Associate Principal IT Product Lead - Technical Services$174,000 – $246,000
Associate Principal IT Product Lead - Digital Applications (Marketing Technology)$174,000 – $246,000
AI Principal Engineer - Clinical Data Analytics$172,000 – $245,000
Associate Director, Stability Management$172,000 – $244,000
Senior Staff Engineer - Cloud Platform, Enterprise Integration & Application Architect$169,500 – $239,500
Senior Staff Engineer - Cloud Platform$169,500 – $239,500
Senior Staff Engineer - Cloud Platform$169,500 – $239,500
Senior Staff IT Product Lead - Microsoft 365 Enterprise$168,500 – $239,500
Associate Clinical Operations Compliance Director (Biotechnology Oncology)$168,500 – $238,500
Associate Clinical Operations Compliance Director (Biotechnology Oncology)$168,500 – $238,500
Senior Commercial Data Management Manager$168,000 – $238,000
DMPK Director$166,500 – $236,500
Associate Clinical Supply Distribution Director$166,500 – $236,500
Associate Biostatistics Director$166,500 – $236,500
Associate Statistical Programming Director$165,500 – $235,500
Clinical Supply Chain Director$164,500 – $234,500
Patient Recruitment & Retention Strategy & ICF Governance Director (Biotech / Oncology)$164,500 – $234,500
Patient Recruitment & Retention Strategy & ICF Governance Director (Biotech / Oncology)$185,000 – $234,500
Senior Staff Engineer - DevSecOps$163,000 – $231,000
Associate Regulatory Affairs Quality, Standards & Training Director (Global Patient Safety )$163,000 – $231,000
Associate Clinical Supply Chain Director$161,000 – $228,000
Associate External Data Management Director$160,000 – $226,500
Senior Sourcing Manager$157,500 – $223,500
Associate Regulatory Operations Director (Dossier Planner)$157,500 – $222,500
Data & AI Platform Engineer II$170,000 – $215,000
Senior Finance Manager$152,000 – $215,000
AI and Agentic Engineer II$152,000 – $215,000
Senior Commercial Drug Substance Manufacturing Manager$151,000 – $214,000
Principal Scientist (Cell Line Development)$150,000 – $213,000
Staff Engineer - DevSecOps$148,000 – $210,500
Staff IT Product Lead - Enterprise Platforms-Discovery and Translational Medicine$148,000 – $209,500
Senior AI Data Scientist I$143,500 – $203,000
HR Business Partner$141,500 – $201,000
Senior Scientist II (Pharmacology)$132,500 – $188,000
Clinical Supplies Manager II$132,500 – $188,000
Senior Scientist II$132,500 – $188,000
Staff Engineer Laboratory Operations - Client Technology$131,500 – $187,000
Drug Safety Associate III$130,500 – $185,000
Drug Safety Associate III$130,500 – $185,000
AI and Agentic Engineer I$129,000 – $182,000
Engineer I - DevSecOps (Ai Security)$144,000 – $182,000
Senior Scientist I (In Vivo Pharmacology)$127,500 – $180,500
Sr Scientist I - Analytical Development, Biologics CMC$127,500 – $180,500
Senior Scientist I, Bioassay$127,500 – $180,500
Contracts Manager II$122,000 – $173,000
Cost Accounting Manager$120,500 – $171,000
Senior Financial Analyst Corporate Finance (M&A and BD)$116,000 – $166,000
Senior Market Access Operations Analyst$114,500 – $162,500
Lab Operations - Engineer II – Client Technology$105,500 – $150,500
Drug Safety Associate II$104,500 – $148,000
Associate Engineer - AI and Agentic$103,000 – $145,000
AI and Agentic Engineer Associate$103,000 – $145,000

Visa sponsorship

Does Exelixis sponsor visas? Using USCIS data, we've collected the number of H-1Bs granted from 2021 to 2023 as well as the number of petitions they've requested so far this year. Exelixis is a top employer for applicants who require sponsorship. Currently, they have 26 jobs certified for sponsorship in 2026, at a median pay of $212,500.5

Visa petitions approved each year (USCIS)5

H1B petitions approved, by fiscal year (USCIS)
Fiscal yearApproved
FY202144
FY202225
FY202311

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Common questions

Is Exelixis hiring now?

Yes. There are 65 open jobs, with 37 added in the last 30 days. They close fast though, often within 20 days, so don't wait.

Does Exelixis sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Government records show 26 jobs certified for FY2026, at a median pay of $212,500.

How much does Exelixis pay?

Posted pay runs $103,000 to $504,000 a year, and the median is $208,250. We only show pay the company printed itself, never estimates.

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Notes & sources

166 daily listing observations, Aug 29 to Oct 28 windowRechecked daily, last October 28, 2026
  1. 1. Company description. From Exelixis's own public material, shown only where we have it, never generated.
  2. 2. Weekly counts. A count is the number of listings the pipeline saw for the first time in that week. Weeks begin Monday; the onboarding week is excluded from the scale and every average.
  3. 3. Live counts. Deduplicated live listings observed daily on Exelixis's own hiring system; last check October 28, 2026. Stale and syndicated posts on aggregator sites are not counted.
  4. 4. Posted pay. Ranges extracted from the text of Exelixis's own listings; a range appears only when the employer printed one. Extraction is still rolling out, so this table can lag the board.
  5. 5. Federal visa records. USCIS H1B Employer Data Hub and US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files, matched to this company by name.

Sources
exelixis.com
USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files
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