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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
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
84
TOTAL
RATINGS
655

Kite Pharma Company Culture

Kite Pharma Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
3.6/5
Kite Pharma's Overall Culture is rated C+

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Kite Pharma CEO

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Christi Shaw Kite Pharma's CEO
Christi Shaw
69 /100
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

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How does Kite Pharma handle HR issues?

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  • They’re very bad at conflict resolution

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What is the best advice you could give someone during their first month at Kite Pharma?

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  • Find another job if you want to be happy

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Is it possible to switch teams at Kite Pharma? If so, what is the process?

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  • Yes. Interview and resume submission through internal website

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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
  • 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  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 5)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 5)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

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Kite Pharma

Bottom
30%

Kite Pharma currently ranks in the Bottom 30% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Kite Pharma

Bottom
10%

Kite Pharma currently ranks in the Bottom 10% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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?"
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11
eNPS Score
46%Promoters
19%Passives
35%Detractors

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Mission, Vision, & 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.

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Kite Pharma Culture At a Glance

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 14 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 42% of the employees at Kite Pharma work 8 hours or less, while 3% 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.

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Kite Pharma Competitors Video

Kite Pharma vs Competitors

  1. 1st
    Juno Therapeutics
    78 / 100
  2. 2nd
    Amgen
    72 / 100
  3. 3rd
    Adaptive Biotechnologies
    71 / 100
  4. 4th
    Kite Pharma
    69 / 100
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