Incompetent Management - Cell Therapy Specialist Kite Pharma Employee Review

1.0
Mar 6, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

generous 401K matching, ESPP, wellness reimbursement

Cons

Kite was ran into the ground with bad management. There is a revolving door of incompetent managers, consistently making the wrong call on issues in the workplace. Promotions and lead positions seem to be based off nepotism instead of who deserves it. Their latest response to the COVID pandemic is to have employees sit around after work is done, ignoring concerns about limited seating. This is while we are still getting emails about positive cases on-site.

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5.0
Feb 11, 2026
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Pros

Amazing staff and growth potential

Cons

Like most companies hard to understand exactly what upper management goals are

3.0
May 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Great benefits including 401K matching, tuition re imbursement, HSA matching, stock/bonus awards, and wellness awards. - Excellent campus with onsite/subsidized food court, gym, volleyball/pickle ball/volley ball court, zoom enables conference rooms, and shuttle service. - Company shutdown in July and December. - Laboratory spaces stocked with new equipment. - Utilizes electronic batch record system instead of paper.

Cons

- Poor collaboration between site leadership resulting in distractingly competitive environment focused more on positive optics rather than continuous improvement. - Poor short term and long term planning, often resulting in inconsistent operations schedule and unclear deadlines/objectives.

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