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Sr Manager, Planisware Clinical Trial Planner & Data Steward

Kite Pharma


Job Location:

Parsippany, NJ - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 143225 - 185350
Posted: 30 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 23 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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

Job Description

Clinical Trial Planner & Data Steward is a key position focused on delivering technical system support and ensuring robust data governance for planning and reporting across the development portfolio. This role is integral to the successful execution of development programs through the technical maintenance of planning and portfolio reporting tools assurance of data integrity and coordination with cross-functional stakeholders. The ideal candidate will bring a strong blend of technical expertise analytical capability systems proficiency and organizational effectiveness. This position reports to the Senior Director of Data Systems & Reporting and can sit in Parsippany NJ or one of the following CA sites: Foster City El Segundo Thousand Oaks.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide support for advanced portfolio planning within Planisware including the creation of scenario-based plans development of new project and study plans and ensuring data is complete accurate and reliable to support portfolio decisions.

  • Provides cross-functional Planisware system related support troubleshooting and issue resolution

  • Monitoring data quality within Kite systems dashboards and reports used for portfolio planning and resource forecasting

  • Ensure dashboards and reports use the same metrics and definitions across functions.

  • Provide Planisware training to new and existing Kite users.

  • Develop maintain and update support materials process documentation and user training resources

  • Support Planisware user acceptance testing system upgrades releases and sprint activities to ensure stable and effective application performance

  • Oversees user access security permissions and use of sensitive business data.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors Degree and Eight Years Experience

OR

Masters Degree and Six Years Experience

OR

Ph.D.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Planisware experience (3 years) providing system support and/or maintaining clinical trial plans

  • Knowledge of the end-to-end pharmaceutical R&D process including preclinical through post-marketing. (Cell therapy/Oncology preferred)

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  • Experience in technical planning project coordination portfolio support or R&D operations.

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to multi-task prioritize and work on several complex projects while exercising critical thinking with minimal

  • Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication and organizational skills are essential in this collaborative work environment

  • Demonstrates leadership skills self-motivation and comfortable in a fast-paced dynamic company environment with the ability to adjust workload based upon changing priorities

  • Strong computer skills proficient using MS Office suite (outlook word excel power point teams) Sharepoint and other organizational tools

  • Technical experience using Planisware OnePager Spotfire Tableau Power Bi and/or other business intelligence tools


The salary range for this position is: $143225.00 - $185350.00. 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:

Kite Pharma is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment comprised of diverse perspectives backgrounds and experiences. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race color religion national origin sex age sexual orientation physical or mental disabilitygenetic information or characteristic gender identity and expression veteran status or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal state and local order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact for assistance.


For more information about equal employment opportunity protections please view theKnow Your Rights poster.

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Kite Pharma will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer (c) consistent with the legal duty to furnish information; or (d) otherwise protected by law.

Our environment respects individual differences and recognizes each employee as an integral member of our company. Our workforce reflects these values and celebrates the individuals who make up our growing team.


Kite Pharma provides a work environment free of harassment and prohibited conduct. We promote and support individual differences and diversity of thoughts and opinion.

For Current Kite Pharma Employees and Contractors:

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.


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