Executive Director, Product Team Leader

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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 into solid 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.

The Executive Director Product Team Leader plays a critical leadership role at the intersection of strategy operations and early-stage commercial insight. This position leads operational excellence long-range strategic planning cross-functional coordination and execution and commercial input for one of Kites pipeline products across Hematologic Malignancy Solid Tumor In Vivo and Autoimmune opportunitiesensuring future assets are well positioned for eventual global commercialization.

Reporting to the VP Global Portfolio & Asset Commercialization Strategy the selected candidate will lead the Product Team responsible for late-stage development through commercialization of a next generation cell therapy focused on heme malignancies. To create a strong partnership with stakeholders and leaders across the corporation as well as to foster continued professional growth we would like this leader to be based in Kites global headquarters in Santa Monica CA or Gileads global headquarters in Foster City CA.

Responsibilities:
Single accountable leader of a Product Team providing strategic leadership to drive development and execution of product strategy aimed at maximizing the value of the asset.
o Owns global asset vision and lifecycle for the designated asset.
o End-to-end lifecycle ownership including long-term commercial value
o Accountable for stage-gate progression and operationalization of strategy
o Facilitates Go/No-Go decisions
o Escalates risks and recommendations drives execution within governance
o Balances science with commercial and medical insights accounting for provider payer and patient considerations.
An enterprise leader accountable for clear and timely communication about the product throughout the enterprise with early engagement of key stakeholders. Partnering with key stakeholders and Kite leadership to align product strategy with broader disease area program strategy and Kite corporate strategy.
Serving as the enterprise decision integrator for the asset accountable for identifying trade-offs across development medical regulatory technical operationsrecognizing the unique complexity risk profile and early-stage importance of technical operations engagement in cell therapyand commercial considerations and making recommendations to maximize long term enterprise value.
o Present product updates strategic issues options and recommendations to the Portfolio Committee on behalf of the Product Team
o Lead Product Team meetings and ensures cross-functional Product Team Members are working in alignment on strategic and operational topics
Partner with cross-functional leaders to develop comprehensive product development and life-cycle management plans that optimize value time resources risk and alignment with business objectives. Specific responsibilities include:
o Develop vision and strategy for the asset and a plan to achieve potential
o Embed early commercial access and patient insights into development strategy including target population definition and future value narratives accounting for current and future competitive landscape
o Identify and manage critical path activities and resources
o Identify and manage interdependencies and hand-offs
o Identify and proactively mitigate roadblocks
o Lead contingency planning and identify and document risks likelihoods severities and key mitigations
o Capture and communicate progress; escalate potential delays with proposed solution
Drive progression of products through Development and Commercialization stage gates and ensure that:
o Product Teams have adequate resources and technical expertise to meet strategic objectives
o Issues are raised discussed and resolved in a timely manner
o Product Teams receive leadership input & decisions in a timely manner
o Product Teams adhere to agreed-upon priorities scope timelines resources and budget
Create a high-performance team culture within the Product Team through collaboration and coaching of cross-functional team members. Contribute to the development of cross-functional team members freely sharing expertise and identifying opportunities for team members to grow as leaders
Ensure rigorous adherence to quality and compliance

Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate or MS / MA Degree and 14 years of Product and/or Strategy and/or Development and/or Operations and/or Commercialization experience
OR
BS / BA Degree and 16 years of Product and/or Strategy and/or Development and/or Operations and/or Commercialization experience

Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated experience leading drug development and/or commercial experience with an understanding of what it takes to shepherd a molecule through its life cycle to realize maximum value for its targeted population(s) and the company
Prior experience in cellular therapy and/or oncology therapeutics particularly heme malignancies preferred. Ideally the candidate has held a similar role/level leading a Product Team and has experience leading the commercialization of at least one development candidate navigating development and commercialization stage gates.
Demonstrated leadership skills from leading cross-functional teams in a matrix organization with highly collaborative instincts and track record of resolving conflicts within the team
Demonstrated success in influencing key stakeholders working collaboratively in a cross-functional environment through excellent communication (written and verbal) skills organizational skills interpersonal skills high EQ and persuasion. Able to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with clinical scientists scientists technical operations experts regulatory and commercial colleagues at all levels of the organization. Strong familiarity with the role of these functions in drug development and commercialization is critical.
High learning agility and high degree of organizational awareness and understanding of change leadership and leading innovation in an ambiguous and rapidly evolving environment
Ability to assimilate data recognize key variables analyze complex situations and make quality judgments to define product strategy commercialization and lifecycle plans
Preference for direct people and/or matrix leadership experience with demonstrated success of leading high-performing teams

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 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.

The salary range for this position is:

Kite considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation including experience qualifications and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role) paid time off and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical dental vision and life insurance plans*.

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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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