Is Kite Pharma a good company to work for?

Kite Pharma has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 662 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 64% of employees would recommend working at Kite Pharma to a friend and 53% 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 4.4 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?

64% of Kite Pharma employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kite Pharma 3.2 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 (16) , 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 89 reviews)); "People are great and collegial." ((in 44 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 31 reviews)); "Great work environment and people" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good company and colleagues to work with" ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Kite Pharma according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance." ((in 19 reviews)); "3. Poor leadership: the management here is okay with gossiping about lower level employees to lower level employees." ((in 18 reviews)); "It feels like upper management and some co" ((in 14 reviews)); "In 3 years I have changed 4 managers." ((in 8 reviews)); "too much favoritism" ((in 8 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

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Kite Pharma

Part of Gilead Sciences

Kite Pharma reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(507 total reviews)

Cindy Perettie

69% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Kite Pharma has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 507 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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

507 reviews

5.0

Jun 1, 2023

Great Culture

Hr professional

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Collaborative, Team Environment and very friendly employee base...

Cons

At times - long hours

1.0

May 30, 2023

Absolutely poor manufacturing management

Cell therapy specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits. There are a lot highly skilled people spread throughout other departments. The mfg process is great.

Cons

A lot of cons working in the manufacturing dept “management”/“leadership” as they would like to refer to themselves are not good at their jobs. They don’t know how to promote people who are actually skilled for the job. They will make up reasons that have no effect on the work at hand. Some of these reasons I’ve heard are “personnel shouldn’t be be given a position because they use too many sick days”. Management that is worth being called leaders would know how to objectively promote people who are decent at the job and are knowledgeable.

5.0

May 8, 2023

Kite Pharma

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

team oriented approach and consistent communication

Cons

corporate politics affect lower levels of management and employees

Viewing 205 - 207 of 507 Reviews

Jobs at Kite Pharma

Manager, Statistical Programming

Administrative Coordinator- US Marketing

Assoc Director, Real-World Evidence

Manager, Regulatory Affairs

Associate, Clinical Logistics