Is Kite Pharma a good company to work for?

Kite Pharma has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 660 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 64% of employees would recommend working at Kite Pharma to a friend and 53% 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 4.4 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?

64% of Kite Pharma employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kite Pharma 3.2 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 93 reviews)); "People are great and collegial." ((in 47 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 29 reviews)); "It is a good work environment" ((in 13 reviews)); "growth opportunity" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"No work life balance." ((in 21 reviews)); "3. Poor leadership: the management here is okay with gossiping about lower level employees to lower level employees." ((in 17 reviews)); "It feels like upper management and some co" ((in 14 reviews)); "Promotions and raises are based more on favoritism rather than the quality of work that is done." ((in 9 reviews)); "The supervisors have no idea how to manage employees and make non issues into big deals to exert their authority." ((in 9 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

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Kite Pharma

Part of Gilead Sciences

Kite Pharma reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(506 total reviews)

Cindy Perettie

69% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Kite Pharma has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 506 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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Reviews by job title

506 reviews

2.0

Nov 12, 2021

Company used to be amazing then quickly became toxic

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Was a great environment in the beginning, included all employees (permanent and contract), Good benefits, decent pay, nice building.

Cons

Very toxic environment. No one in upper management truly cares about their employees, let alone treating human beings properly, no ethical character at this company. HR should be reported for how inappropriate they are because they do not care if employees are bullied. Kite used to be great until new management came in. A lot of weak, higher level management who feel powerful and important but would probably not last in another decent company. Best decision I made was leaving this toxicity.

Kite Pharma Response

Hi, this is Cara Bauer. I recently joined Kite as Vice President of Human Resources and am committed to learning about the perspectives of our employees past and present. I really appreciate your feedback and would welcome the opportunity to talk with you about your time at Kite so we can learn from your experience. Please reach out to me directly via email and we can set up time to connect. If you prefer, we also have a confidential hotline that you can call at 844-820-2719 to discuss your comments further.

4.0

Oct 22, 2021

Great Company

Quality specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Goal oriented. Trying to save people.

Cons

Lack of opportunities for advancement

1.0

Oct 6, 2021

Not recommended

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good working culture and care

Cons

Poor behaviour with low salary

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