Kite Pharma Employee Reviews
Out of 53 Kite Pharma employee reviews, 82% were positive. The remaining 18% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Kite Pharma improve their work culture. The Operations team, with 86% positive reviews, reports the best experience at Kite Pharma compared to all other departments at the company.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
What do you like best about the leadership team?
They lead in a way it benefits the company but also your particular ambitions. They support people for development and most of times appreciate efforts made.
I appreciate the leadership team's flexibility and technical knowledge
Approachable, caring, experienced eith a strong vision for the future
Straightforward, quick in response, well prepared
passionate for the patient and the employee experience
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Actual leadership! From day one, there was a sense of malaise and it proved itself to be true via the toxic work culture. Seniority suffers from senioritis, "I'm too good for you to train you" seems to be the mindset who just want to delegate the blame instead of leading by example and train people.
Ignoring high turnover rate. Indifferent management and poor company communication create an unproductive and frustrating work experience.
The list of things that they’re good at is a lot shorter to list. They need to get better at literally everything that makes a leadership team good. They
Review from Operations Dept
What is the best part about your compensation package?
A part of regular benefits, they also provide wellbeing package. An annual amount can be reimbursed if you use it for wellbeing purposes, in a variety of areas, such as financial, physical, relaxation, etc.
The annual health incentive is best.
The stock grants are super generous.
They give the Stock option
Time off for summer and winter shutdown
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Failure to properly assimilate to tsome of the Gilead benefits. The overuse of some giving out gilead thanks and the under-use by managers that don't want to recognize their group create a system where some people are over recognized for doing there jobs, while others are never acknowledged.
What are some of the best things about your team?
They are willing to cooperate in order to achieve results. Team work is highly evident.
Accessible, candid, helpful, diverse and motivated
Knowledgeable and partnering band caring down our patients
Everyone is very nice and understanding
Passionate, scientific, technical, team first, patient focused
Review from Operations Dept
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
The meetings are impersonal and resemble a personal vent session for senior members as subordinates are forced to sit there and watch the unfolding trainwreck. 99% of the "meetings" could easily be done via non-verbosive emails so we don't have to sit there and listen to people's personal stories.
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
Having over 50 nationalities help to create an atmosphere where you feel like you belong. Sometimes it is difficult to notice I am working in The Netherlands (a part of the grey sky).
The inhouse trainings are excellent, the overall culture is open and egalitarian
Encouraged to do your best
Overall I feel welcomed and valued
the science and new projects
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Replace leadership. People cannot change, so the only way to change a company's culture is to replace the seniority to whom subordinates look up to and respect. Yet when seniority doesn't practice what it preaches, it makes you wonder why you should bother making an effort in the first place!
What did you like most about the interview process?
Interviewers are open, honest and friendly. They allow you to stay comfortable.
No unnecessary interviews, short and decisive
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
The interview was confrontational rather than edifying. They make lofty promises which were never delivered and they framed questions in convoluted way to make you look incompetent. Interviews should include the opportunity to talk to several people, not just direct supervisor.
What makes you most happy at work?
The cure we can provide to patients.
Innovative, opportunities to grow, good salary, great starting job
Great pipeline and optimistic for our future
My coworkers are very nice
The projects we work on. The upcoming projects planned for the future
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
I was let go with same day notice without any reason specified and nobody is willing to communicate what the issue was. I never even had orientation, training or performance review during my few months working at Kite. Replace the leadership and you'll change the company's toxic culture.
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