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

Kite Pharma reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(505 total reviews)

Cindy Perettie

67% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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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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1.0

Apr 9, 2019

Not that great

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Benefits are good Free snacks/coffee

Cons

-Terrible schedules (they have a lottery system that determines what shift you'll -work) -No room for growth -Demeaning training staff -Pay is much lower compared to other biopharma manufacturing sites -Last minute emails to come in early -Managers/supervisors will grab you to come do menial tasks such as going to listen to a speaker to make it appear as though there are bigger audiences -Unprofessional environment, people constantly cursing, playing office politics, vengeful, lots of talking down to. -Overall a terrible place to work

5.0

Aug 24, 2017

Clinical Logistics Coordinator

Clinical logistics coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The job requires a lot of creativity and development and there is unlimited creative freedom to do both. All departments have amazing team members and everyone really works toward achieving the same goal, curing cancer.

Cons

Ummm...I can't sleep there and the expected Chaos of a fast growing start up. Lots to do and not enough time to do it in but the stress is usually self induced due to kite employees Having high expectations for themselves.

1.0

Oct 1, 2025

toxic environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

compensation and benefits are good,

Cons

very toxic environment and a lot of politics

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