Were here for one reason and one reason only to cure cancer. Every moment is dedicated to developing treatments and every action moves us one step closer to our goal. Weve made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But were not finished yet.

Join Kite as we make even bigger advances in cancer therapies and help shape where our business and medical science goes next.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Kite and help create more tomorrows.

Job Description

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers.

We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the worlds most devastating diseases united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come.

Kite a Gilead Company is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies. The company focuses on chimeric antigen receptor and T cell receptor engineered cell therapies.

Everyone at Kite has been grounded by one common goal curing cancer. Every day we aim to establish a direct line between that purpose and our day-to-day work. As our portfolio expands intosolid tumors in vivo modalities and autoimmune diseases we continue advancing innovative science that addresses some of the worlds greatest health challenges in cancer and beyond.

We are creating Kite together with the recognition that the best teams are built by the best people. We maintain an attitude of curiosity and creativity with each challenge as we develop a new market for cancer therapies. We appreciate and respect one another and most importantly we dont take success for granted. While weve come a long way to make what others viewed as impossible possible we know one thing is certain. Today is just the beginning.

TheSr. Director Franchise & Pipeline Planning & Operationsplays a critical leadership role at the intersection of strategy operations and earlystage commercial insight. This position leads operational excellence longrange strategic planning crossfunctional coordination and execution and commercial input for Kites earlystage pipeline acrossSolid Tumor In Vivo and Autoimmune opportunitiesensuring future assets are wellpositioned for eventual global commercialization.

Reporting to theVP Global Commercial Strategy this role is based in Santa Monica CA and leads a team of marketers overseeing operational excellence in Kites OL Congress and Launch preparation activities and the development of commercial strategy to support pipeline planning activities; balancing early commercial strategy development and marketing execution excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Franchise Planning & Operations

• Build develop and mentor a high performing franchise and pipeline team fostering a culture of strategic rigor and operational excellence.

• Drive operational rigor across strategic franchise priorities by managing planning calendars identifying critical deliverables and ensuring crossfunctional alignment to enhance the effectiveness of the Global Commercial Strategy team.

• Lead operational processes such as annual budget planning resource tracking strategic initiative management and status reporting.

• Anticipate organizational needs and proactively address planning and execution gaps to enhance overall productivity and delivery excellence.

• Ensure operational excellence across key franchise activities including OL & Congress strategy and Launch Excellence.

• Ensure executiveready communication through presentations insights summaries strategic narrative development and leadership preparation for internal and external engagements.

Pipeline Strategy & Commercial Input

• Provide commercial leadership on early asset planning and strategic framing for theSolid Tumor In Vivo and Autoimmune(e.g. Rheumatology & Neurology) pipeline to ensure commercial viability and alignment with the broader therapeutic area vision.

• Establish and lead crossfunctional commercial working teams to support integrated global strategies as pipeline assets mature toward registration approval and launch including market shaping strategies and activities in support of adoption drivers and barriers in novel modalities and/or therapeutic areas.

• Partner with Candidate Teams Product Teams and crossfunctional colleagues to provide commercial input to shape early clinical development lifecycle opportunities global value & access considerations and global evidence strategies.

• Lead global commercial strategy input for business development opportunities including landscape analysis value assessment and strategic fit for emerging technologies and assets particularly in areas where disease area expertise has not been established.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree and Fourteen Years Experience
  OR

• Masters Degree and Twelve Years Experience
  OR

• PhD and Ten Years Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 14 years of biotech/pharmaceutical experience across strategic marketing pipeline strategy global commercialization or business operations.

• Oncology experience strongly preferred; experience in solid tumors immunology/autoimmunity or emerging modalities (e.g. in vivo genetic medicines) is highly valued.

• Proven ability to contribute early commercial input into clinical design evidence planning and TPP development.

• Strong operational leadership experience including leading complex crossfunctional initiatives managing executivelevel communications and maintaining organizational rhythm.

• Exceptional analytical capabilities including competitive landscape evaluation forecasting and synthesis of complex data into strategic recommendations.

• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and successfully navigate across technical scientific and commercial teams.

• Inspiring leadership style with strong communication skills and experience motivating teams toward shared objectives.

People Leader Accountabilities

Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams modeling inclusion and embedding the value of diversity in the

way they manage their teams.

Develop Talent - understand the skills experience aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current

performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow develop and

realize their purpose.

Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals purpose and organizational objectives and holding

them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.

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Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune systems ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica CA. For more information on Kite please visit . Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at jobs in the United States:

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