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      Senior Research Associate Interview

      Apr 3, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Baltimore, MD
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Kite Pharma (Baltimore, MD) in Oct 2019

      Interview

      Phone screening by HR person - same day calling back from the HR person and set up phone interview with a manager- manager phone interview 30 min two days laters- onsite interview a week later

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Mostly technical questions Experimental design etc
      1 Answer

      Other Senior Research Associate Interview Reviews for Kite Pharma

      Senior Research Associate Interview

      Jun 20, 2022
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      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.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      A lot of questions about Illumina systems.
      Answer question
      2

      Senior Research Associate I Interview

      Apr 9, 2022
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      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.

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      Technical skills about the related positio
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Conflict with previous coworker or workplace
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Problem solving. Troubleshooting example at work?
      Answer question
      1

      Sr Research Associate Interview

      Nov 29, 2020
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Kite Pharma

      Interview

      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.
      Answer question

      Kite Pharma interviews FAQs

      • Senior 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 Senior 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 Senior Research Associate according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  23%

        One on one interview:  20%

        Group panel interview:  14%

        Presentation:  14%

        IQ intelligence test:  9%

        Background check:  6%

        Drug test:  6%

        Skills test:  6%

        Other:  3%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

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        4. Director(16) ;
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        13. Senior Manager(7) ;
        14. QA Specialist(6) ;
        15. Quality Assurance(6) .


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      62 jobs in United States
      Assoc Director, Real-World Evidence
      Foster City, CA
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      $196K - $253K /yr
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      Manager, Statistical Programming
      Remote
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      $133K - $172K /yr
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      Sr QA Specialist
      Frederick, MD
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      $124K - $160K /yr
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      Manager, Regulatory Affairs
      Santa Monica, CA
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      $133K - $190K /yr
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      Administrative Coordinator- US Marketing
      Santa Monica, CA
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      $100K - $129K /yr
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