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 96 reviews)); "People are great and collegial." ((in 46 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 31 reviews)); "Great work environment and people" ((in 14 reviews)); "Care about employees" ((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 21 reviews)); "It feels like upper management and some co" ((in 14 reviews)); "In 3 years I have changed 4 managers." ((in 10 reviews)); "There is a lot of obvious favoritism and only certain types of people getting promoted." ((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 reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(506 total reviews)

Cindy Perettie

69% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

506 reviews

4.0

Dec 30, 2021

Decent Place

It support analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of luxuries: snacks, drinks, comfortable atmosphere

Cons

the contractors aren't paid enough.

5.0

Dec 27, 2021

Great place to work with a great mission

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Making a major difference in patient lives. Best in class cell therapy company. Best people, best manufacturing and best therapy.

Cons

Covid has made the healthcare environment more challenging. Also, the great resignation has made it more difficult for academic institutions which makes it more challenging for industry partners.

5.0

Dec 22, 2021

Good

Ehs specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a good work environment

Cons

I can’t think of any cons

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Jobs at Kite Pharma

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Associate Director, Commercial Learning and Development

Associate Scientist – Protein Sciences

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