Is Kite Pharma a good company to work for?

Kite Pharma has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 659 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

Kite Pharma reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(505 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 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

2.0

May 30, 2021

Follow up to review

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay and benefits, snacks in common room.

Cons

This is a follow up to my April 28 review. More than 1 of us former employees told HR about the falsification. Nothing was done and after we left we knew from employees it was still happening. Review your HR files and investigate instead of a PR post on this site.

4.0

May 24, 2021

Great environment minus the nepotism

Cell therapy specialist i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits. swing pay, coworkers, hours, environment

Cons

If you don't bend over backwards for management, there's a low chance of advancement

3.0

May 6, 2021

Needs higher level Leadership that will mentor and foster growth within.

Safety scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Team oriented hard-working colleagues that collaborate and cover each other with work loads.

Cons

Culture became political in nature and level oriented with management.

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Jobs at Kite Pharma

Associate Scientist, Protein Engineering & Binder Optimization

Sr Manager, Planisware Clinical Trial Planner & Data Steward

Associate Director, Commercial Learning and Development

Administrative Coordinator- US Marketing

Senior Cell Therapy Account Manager - Richmond, VA

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Great environment minus the nepotism

Needs higher level Leadership that will mentor and foster growth within.

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