Is Kite Pharma a good company to work for?

Kite Pharma has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 659 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Kite Pharma to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Kite Pharma have been left by employees working as Manager , Director and Cell Therapy Specialist I .

Does Kite Pharma pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kite Pharma employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kite Pharma. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kite Pharma?

62% of Kite Pharma employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kite Pharma 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kite Pharma?

Cell Therapy Specialist (59) , Cell Therapy Specialist I (30) , Cell Therapy Specialist II (29) , Director (15) , Manager (13) , Associate Director (10) , Process Engineer (10) , Administrative Coordinator (8) , Manufacturing Supervisor (8) , Project Manager (8) , Research Associate (8) , Associate Scientist (7) , Senior Manager (7) , QA Specialist (6) , Quality Assurance (6)

What are the pros of working at Kite Pharma according to real employee reviews?

"They provide great benefits and really care about the well" ((in 92 reviews)); "People are great and collegial." ((in 47 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 30 reviews)); "It is a good work environment" ((in 15 reviews)); "Company provides decent amenities and an annual bonus." ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Kite Pharma according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance." ((in 20 reviews)); "3. Poor leadership: the management here is okay with gossiping about lower level employees to lower level employees." ((in 20 reviews)); "It feels like upper management and some co" ((in 15 reviews)); "Promotions and raises are based more on favoritism rather than the quality of work that is done." ((in 8 reviews)); "The supervisors have no idea how to manage employees and make non issues into big deals to exert their authority." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Kite Pharma layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Kite Pharma layoffs and their outlook for job security at Kite Pharma in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Kite Pharma locations?

Santa Monica , El Segundo , Frederick , Los Angeles , Oceanside , Gaithersburg , Emeryville , Urbana , Foster City , New York , Raleigh , Santa Clarita , San Diego , Redwood City , Seattle , Collegeville , Rockville , Kansas City

Kite Pharma reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(505 total reviews)

Cindy Perettie

67% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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Kite Pharma has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 505 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kite Pharma employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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505 reviews

4.0

Aug 25, 2025

Great place to work

Senior counsel

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, smart, collegial, and diverse Innovative company, cutting edge, driven and adventurous

Cons

Turnover Lots of change, all the time

2.0

Aug 25, 2025

Downhill after aquisition

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They had great food, nice facilities, good benefits

Cons

This is not a Kite only problem, it's largely a corporate America problem. Too many teams chase solutions to problems that don't exists or don't move the needles in order to justify their job's existence. At Kite things largely went downhill after the acquisition when too much Gilead cash started flowing in, while top leadership was taking jobs elsewhere and whoever was left or appointed had to justify their existence so started running around often doing work that had no real benefit to the company.

2.0

Aug 22, 2025

Avoid

Cell therapy specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay, the hours and the events

Cons

Management. There is a lot of obvious favoritism and only certain types of people getting promoted. Not minority friendly to say the least. You will not grow and it’s very hard to move departments.

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