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Kite Pharma Claimed Company
Kite, a Gilead Company, is a global biopharmaceutical company based in Santa Monica, California, with manufacturing operations in North America and Europe. Kite’s singular focus is cell therapy to treat and potentially cure cancer. As the cell therapy leader, Kite has more approved CAR T indications to help more patients than any other company. For more information on Kite, please visit www.kitepharma.com. read more
Kite Pharma Company Culture
Kite Pharma Culture
This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews3.6/5
Kite Pharma's Overall Culture is rated C+
Top Rated Culture Dimensions
Perks & Benefits
A-Compensation
BHappiness
BEnvironment
B-CEO Rating
C+Kite Pharma CEO
Top 50%Top 50% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Christi Shaw
69 /100
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Diversity at Kite Pharma
Bottom 10%Bottom 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
D-
Diverse employees at Kite Pharma have rated Office Culture, Perks And Benefits, and Compensation as the highest categories they have scored
Women at Kite Pharma
Bottom 30%Bottom 30% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
C-
Women at Kite Pharma have rated Perks And Benefits, Environment, and Outlook as the highest categories they have scored
Kite Pharma eNPS
Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"Top 50%Top 50% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Recommend to a Friend?
11
Kite Pharma employees are 11% more likely to recommend Kite Pharma as a great place to work
| 46% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 19% | Passives |
| 35% | Detractors |
Working at Kite Pharma
Working at Kite Pharma is rated average by 84 employees, across various culture dimensions. Kite Pharma employees are most satisfied about Perks And Benefits, Compensation, and Happiness categories, putting Kite Pharma’s culture in the Top 50% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 45% compared to other companies in Los Angeles. See below in detail how working at Kite Pharma was rated by employees.
Overall Company Culture at Kite Pharma
C+
Overall Company Culture at Kite Pharma is rated C+
Last updated 17 days ago
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Kite Pharma ranks in the Top 50% of other companies on Comparably with 201-500 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score
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.
| Positive Reviews | 82% |
|---|---|
| Constructive Feedback | 18% |
Positive Reviews From Kite Pharma Employees
- What did you like most about the interview process?Interviewers are open, honest and friendly. They allow you to stay comfortable.
- What makes you most happy at work?The cure we can provide to patients.
- 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).
Constructive Feedback From Kite Pharma Employees
- 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.
- 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 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!
Kite Pharma Company Information
Kite Pharma Company Overview
Kite, a Gilead Company, is a global biopharmaceutical company based in Santa Monica, California, with manufacturing operations in North America and Europe. Kite’s singular focus is cell therapy to treat and potentially cure cancer. As the cell therapy leader, Kite has more approved CAR T indications to help more patients than any other company. For more information on Kite, please visit www.kitepharma.com.
Kite Pharma was founded in 2009 and its current CEO is Christi Shaw. Since its inception 17 years ago, Kite Pharma has grown to 274 employees.
Kite Pharma Mission, Vision & Values
Kite Pharma Mission & Values
Kite, a Gilead Company, is dedicated to achieving one of the most ambitious goals of 21st century medicine: curing cancer. This mission is at the heart of everything we do, from early research to product development. For the past three decades, members of our team have been at the forefront of cancer immunotherapy. Today, we are a leader in engineered T cell therapy, transforming cancer treatment with what is potentially the biggest breakthrough since the introduction of combination chemotherapy more than 60 years ago. To bring about this transformation, we’re developing innovative products that harness a patient’s own immune system to target and kill cancer cells.
| Headquarter | 2400 Broadway Santa Monica, CA 90404 United States of America |
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| Website | www.kitepharma.com |
| Founding Date | 2009 |
| Tel | 3108249999 |
| Company Status | Public |
| Stock | GILD |
| Social Sites |
Kite Pharma Competitors
Kite Pharma competitors include Juno Therapeutics, Amgen, and Adaptive Biotechnologies. Kite Pharma ranks 4th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Kite Pharma compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.
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Kite Pharma Employees
Kite Pharma has 274 employees. 84 employees at Kite Pharma have reviewed Kite Pharma across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 17 days ago.
Overall, the 84 Kite Pharma employees give their leadership a grade of C, or Bottom 40% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at Kite Pharma are pleased with their total compensation at Kite Pharma, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at Kite Pharma are generally satisfied with their team. 84 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C-. The majority believe the meetings at Kite Pharma are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at Kite Pharma believe the environment at Kite Pharma is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Kite Pharma is extremely fast. About 41% of the employees at Kite Pharma work 8 hours or less, while 4% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.
Overall, the employees at Kite Pharma are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Kite Pharma employees generally work 9.4 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Kite Pharma report the work pace is extremely fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
65% of Kite Pharma employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Kite Pharma employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
Feedback
A Day in the Life
71% of Kite Pharma employees call their work environment positive
Environment
Joining Kite Pharma - Employee Onboarding
The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Kite Pharma is that the company was prepared on their first day. Kite Pharma employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 100% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.
Kite Pharma KPIs and OKRs
Employees’ understanding of Kite Pharma's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 2 Kite Pharma employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 1 have said yes.
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Kite Pharma CEO & Leadership
Kite Pharma CEO - Christi Shaw
69 /100
Kite Pharma’s CEO Christi Shaw started in this role in 2019. Christi’s approval rate is just above average, putting Christi in the Top 50% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 50% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Los Angeles. Christi Shaw is well regarded by employees for the Perks And Benefits Kite Pharma offers, and ranks among the Top 15% of CEOs by employees in that category. Christi is most liked by Caucasian employees and employees with 1 to 3 Years experience. However, Asian or Pacific Islander employees have a slightly unfavorable view of the CEO. When compared to Kite Pharma’s competitors, Christi Shaw ranks just below Adaptive Biotechnologies’s CEO Chad Robins. With Christi’s leadership, Kite Pharma employee respondents are most happy about their Perks And Benefits and Compensation. Christi was rated slightly below average for Diversity.
Kite Pharma Leadership
The Kite Pharma Executive Team is rated a “C+” and led by CEO Christi Shaw, Vice President Clinical Operations Jeff Aycock, and Senior Director, Customer Engagement Lisa Wynja
Christi Shaw CEO / President
Christi Shaw serves as the CEO / President of Kite Pharma.
Jeff Aycock Vice President Clinical Operations
Jeff Aycock serves as the Vice President Clinical Operations of Kite Pharma, Inc.. Jeff started at Kite Pharma, Inc. in... read more
Lisa Wynja Senior Director, Customer Engagement
Lisa Wynja serves as the Senior Director, Customer Engagement of Kite Pharma, Inc.. Lisa started at Kite Pharma, Inc. in... read more
Katae Long Exec Asst to Chief Scientific Officer, SVP Discovery Research, VP Translational Medicine,VP Research
Katae Long serves as the Exec Asst to Chief Scientific Officer, SVP Discovery Research, VP Translational Medicine,VP... read more
Zachary Roberts Vice President, Clinical Development
Zachary Roberts serves as the Vice President, Clinical Development of Kite Pharma, Inc.. Zachary started at Kite Pharma,... read more
Laura Alquist Vice President Of Global Supply Chain
Laura Alquist serves as the Vice President Of Global Supply Chain of Kite Pharma, Inc.. Laura started at Kite Pharma,... read more
Adrian Bot Vice President, Translational Medicine
Adrian Bot serves as the Vice President, Translational Medicine of Kite Pharma, Inc.. Adrian started at Kite Pharma,... read more
Cynthia Butitta Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Cynthia Butitta serves as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Kite Pharma, Inc.. Cynthia started... read more
Kite Pharma Salaries
How much does Kite Pharma pay?
How much do people at Kite Pharma get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Kite Pharma is $72,927, or $35 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $83,704, or $40 per hour.
At Kite Pharma, the highest paid job is a Sales Rep at $120,072 annually and the lowest is a Bookkeeper at $42,434 annually. Average Kite Pharma salaries by department include: Admin at $46,027, Operations at $83,606, Marketing at $82,128, and Customer Support at $62,662. Half of Kite Pharma salaries are above $83,704.
33 employees at Kite Pharma rank their Compensation in the Top 25% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 103 ratings) while 32 employees at Kite Pharma rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 15% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 34 ratings).
Last updated months ago.
| Summary | Salary Range | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
1st Percentile $55k | $55k | 1st Percentile |
17th Percentile $68k | $68k | 17th Percentile |
33rd Percentile $83k | $83k | 33rd Percentile |
50th Percentile $161k | $161k | 50th Percentile |
67th Percentile $236k | $236k | 67th Percentile |
83rd Percentile $262k | $262k | 83rd Percentile |
100th Percentile $316k | $316k | 100th Percentile |
$72,927*
Average Compensation
$83,704*
Median Compensation
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
Kite Pharma Salaries by Department
Diversity & Inclusion at Kite Pharma
Diverse employees at Kite Pharma score the company 54/100 across various culture categories, placing Kite Pharma in the Bottom 10% of companies on Comparably with 201-500 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Kite Pharma across various culture dimensions.
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Kite Pharma Perks & Benefits
Health & Wellness
- Dental Insurance
- Health Insurance
Kite Pharma PTO
Kite Pharma's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 10-15 days off a year. Paid Time Off is Kite Pharma's most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 50% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Kite Pharma's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1000 -$1500 cash value per month.
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Kite Pharma Careers
Kite Pharma Jobs
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H1B Visa
In 2019, Kite Pharma applied for 5 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.
Work Permit Application Outcome
Kite Pharma has a total of 274 employees
5
Total Applied
H1B Applications Outcome
- 100% Granted (5 out of 5)
- 0% Denied ( out of 5)
- 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 5)
- 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 5)
This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data
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Overview of Candidates Interested in Kite Pharma on Comparably
Candidates By Department
All Industries | 100% |
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Candidates By Location
San Francisco | 100% |
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Frequently Asked Questions regarding Kite Pharma
What is Kite Pharma address?
Kite Pharma location is at 2400 Broadway
Who is the CEO of Kite Pharma?
Kite Pharma CEO is Christi Shaw, their score by employees is 69
What is Kite Pharma eNPS?
The eNPS for Kite Pharma is 11
What is the salary for Sales Manager in Kite Pharma?
Sales Manager average salary in the US is 100k
What are the salaries in the HR in Kite Pharma?
The average salaries for HR in Kite Pharma is 89k
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