Is Kite Pharma a good company to work for?

Kite Pharma has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 659 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Kite Pharma to a friend and 50% 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 4.5 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?

62% of Kite Pharma employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kite Pharma 3.1 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 84 reviews)); "People are great and collegial." ((in 45 reviews)); "Good pay and deals on shares" ((in 39 reviews)); "Great work environment and people" ((in 13 reviews)); "Care about employees" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"No work life balance." ((in 20 reviews)); "3. Poor leadership: the management here is okay with gossiping about lower level employees to lower level employees." ((in 19 reviews)); "It feels like upper management and some co" ((in 15 reviews)); "In 3 years I have changed 4 managers." ((in 7 reviews)); "Playing favoritism for years to one department and causing attrition to others." ((in 7 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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Part of Gilead Sciences

Kite Pharma reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(505 total reviews)

Cindy Perettie

67% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

505 reviews

2.0

Jul 26, 2019

Poor culture

Cell therapy specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good: 401k match. Health benefits. Stock options. Food.

Cons

Pay is not great. Monotonous work. Very slow training. Trainers are unprofessional. Under-qualified employees. Chaotic. Toxic environment. Social clicks.

4.0

Jul 2, 2019

Great benefits and work but company culture could improve

Associate scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

amazing benefits, focused on the cure, has Gilead compensation packages

Cons

company culture could use work - lots of politics at play and last minute work

2.0

Jul 2, 2019

I worked at Kite Pharma for 2 years. Most people are in it for the money not the patients.

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Able to work tightly with other departments and easy to stay in the loop. 401k and benefits are top tier, starting salary is okay. Depending on which department you work in you are treated very well.

Cons

Management is severely out of touch with staff, this goes all the way from technicians through scientists to director levels. Systems that are so basic to other companies are not implemented causing the same problems to arise multiple times while management looks the other way. Large amounts of overtime (50-60hrs) without additional compensation for salaried employees. Performance reviews are weighted more by your perceived mood rather than output of quality work or dedication to getting things done correctly. Culture is poor and toxic work environment.

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