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

5.0

May 3, 2021

Nothing better than curing cancer

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We literally cure cancer. Smart people. Great work environment (when we're in the office). Competitive pay and benefits. Fun swag.

Cons

A lot of meetings every day

Kite Pharma Response

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Hi, this is Matt Hostetler. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience – we really value employee feedback at Kite and Gilead, and we use the results of our annual employee survey to help create an even stronger culture. As a leadership team, we know that many employees have experienced meeting fatigue over the course of the past year and we are actively discussing ways to reduce unnecessary meetings wherever possible. Please feel free to e-mail me directly if you’d like to chat.

4.0

May 3, 2021

Decent place to start a career

Cell therapy specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to GMP environment and guidelines International work environment Learning opportunities are plenty

Cons

Poor people management and work conditions in manufacturing

5.0

Apr 25, 2021

Great employer

Manufacturing supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and great focus on the patient

Cons

Can get really busy in terms of hours

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Jobs at Kite Pharma

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Administrative Coordinator- US Marketing

Associate Director, Commercial Learning and Development

Associate Scientist – Protein Sciences

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