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      Kite Pharma

      Part of Gilead Sciences

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      I love Kite and our mission - Manager Kite Pharma Employee Review

      3.0
      Jul 7, 2022
      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Solid mission and corporate goals. Outstanding benefits and compensation. Flexible work schedule and remote days. Amazing culture of people (who stay) who live to serve patients. You will be surrounded by some of the most brilliant people in the industry. Abundance or resources for new projects and business. Opportunity to manage up and grow by taking the lead when there are gaps.

      Cons

      Not a great place for growth if you are a white male, you may get in but you will be at the back of the line for opportunities unless you are a boy toy for female leadership (that’s all I am going to say about that). Employee resource groups focus only on protected classes, so there is a club for everyone but white males for example. Too much focus on celebrating everyone’s differences and not enough focus on how we serve out patients together. Performance review process is weak and totally subjective. Lots of clicks i.e. Amgen and Genentech who focus on hiring and promote people from their previous teams. Lots of turnover by people just concerned with the own professional development (this is a pro in some ways but greatly impacts the business).

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      Kite Pharma Response
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      Hi, this is Cara Bauer, Kite’s Global Head of Human Resources. Thank you for your feedback and lending your time and talent to our mission to help patients. You’ve shared some comments that I am interested in learning more about – my door is open for a confidential conversation so I can hear more. Please reach out to me via email and we can set time to discuss.

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      5.0
      Feb 11, 2026
      Logistics coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Amazing staff and growth potential

      Cons

      Like most companies hard to understand exactly what upper management goals are

      3.0
      May 17, 2026
      Manager, manufacturing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Great benefits including 401K matching, tuition re imbursement, HSA matching, stock/bonus awards, and wellness awards. - Excellent campus with onsite/subsidized food court, gym, volleyball/pickle ball/volley ball court, zoom enables conference rooms, and shuttle service. - Company shutdown in July and December. - Laboratory spaces stocked with new equipment. - Utilizes electronic batch record system instead of paper.

      Cons

      - Poor collaboration between site leadership resulting in distractingly competitive environment focused more on positive optics rather than continuous improvement. - Poor short term and long term planning, often resulting in inconsistent operations schedule and unclear deadlines/objectives.

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