Sr Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Kite Pharma with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 71.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sr Research Associate roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Kite Pharma overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Kite Pharma as a Sr Research Associate according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 20%
Presentation: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 9%
Background check: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Skills test: 6%
Other: 3%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Kite Pharma in Sep 2019
Interview
It was a 3 step process. Very well guided by the HR. She informed me about all the advancements in a timely manner. The onsite interview was managed very well including flying me, my stay at the hotel. I was taken good care of during the entire process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
HR round - Behavioral questions
Technical round - Based on the requirements of the position
Onsite interview was a long interview with different people on the team
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Kite Pharma in Jun 2022
Interview
The process consisted of many 1-on-1 interviews. What I did not like was that I think this company interviewed me for multiple positions while telling me that I was really interviewing for a single position. I feel that there was a lot of bait-and-switch tactics going on and got unethical and micromanaging vibes from the hiring managers. Their interview process was an interrogation, and while the questions weren't difficult to answer, any time that I said I didn't have a very specific experience handling a very specific technology (even though I have extensive in that area with analogous technologies), they implied that my experience wasn't 'real' because I didn't use that preferred technology. Also, this was the only hiring manager that has kept their zoom camera off.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Kite Pharma
Interview
Three rounds. (HR, Hiring manager, panel)
HR was relatively simple. Hiring manager was also easy as she just wanted to understand desire and rough skill set. Full panel interview was a longer full day process. Multiple groups of people for ~45min each section. All were done over the phone/zoom.
It went very smooth. The HR was responsive and helpful. First round was with the HR. Second was on call with the hiring manager and third round was onsite interview. The HR was helpful in arranging the onsite interview process. The schedule was provided to me about who all would be interviewing me
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Previous experience?
Specific skills relating to the current job description - all the laboratory skills required to perform the job well.