Gilead Sciences Inc. plans to build a new manufacturing center on 14 acres alongside its existing facility in the Ocean Ranch Corporate Center, according to a preliminary application submitted to the Oceanside Planning Division.
“We value the talent and infrastructure available in Southern California and purchased the land to give us the ability to bring more manufacturing operations to the area,” he said.The site is the same one where online shopping giant Amazon formerly planned to open a 142,000-square-foot distribution center with about 500 employees.
First will be the construction of the manufacturing facilities, a warehouse, a utility plant, the primary offices and a parking lot with overhead photovoltaic cells. The second phase will include more offices and site improvements.