Kite Pharma reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(505 total reviews)
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Cindy Perettie

67% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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
1.0
Jun 2, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Kite has free snacks. The people below management are wonderful. The ability to foster relationships with coworkers and become part of a team is made easy by those on shift.

Cons

Employee training is lacking. Due to burnout those on the floor do not provide comprehensive training for newer individuals. The supervisors are incapable of handling the duties if their position due to them not knowing how to do the process. Supervisors and management would rather participate and encourage discord rather than promote team unity. HR does not keep matters confidential which adds to the volatile culture. The company preaches work life balance but only when it does not interfere with production.

1.0
Oct 2, 2025

Horrible Company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary if you don’t mind being miserable.

Cons

-Woke DEI policies. They train people to favor “diverse candidates” instead of focusing on merit and results. -Leadership, which they don’t act like leaders, has progressively gotten worse over time. -Unqualified leadership. Many don’t have any background in the function they manage prior to assuming their current role. Others are hired, probably to meet DEI quotas, but have no experience at companies with real products or revenue. -Leadership that is clearly self serving based on their actions. Not here for the patient. -Go along to get along culture. We’re told speaking up is encouraged but in reality dissenting opinions are punished. -Favoritism and formation of high school-ish social clicks is rampant. If you’re not part of the “in crowd” or liked by the site head then good luck getting any opportunities. -“Leadership”/SLT that sabotages you behind your back. -Biased end of year review process. -Leadership will set up no-win situations for employees they don’t like in order to manipulate HR processes intended to protect employees. -Avoid this company at all costs. It’s not worth the gamble. -I go to work every day hoping for the best and maintaining professionalism with my interactions but am always quickly reminded of how much disdain leadership has for me even though they barely talk to me and never make any effort to interact. I’m not sure what I’ve done to these people or how I can fix it. I’m never given any guidance. I’m just made to feel like a piece of trash every day. This place has sucked the life out of me.

4.0
Oct 6, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good. Sustainability is prioritized. Office is nice. Employees ore open to network. Great benefits.

Cons

The culture is draining. Inclusion is a core value that is overlooked.. Microaggressions are rampant. There are no black or Latino people on the Kite Leadership Team, Commercial Leadership Team, or Tech Ops Leadership Team. People of color have a glass ceiling at this company. Leadership does not care. Employees notice but are afraid to challenge the status quo.

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