Kite Pharma

Sr Supply Chain Specialist

Kite Pharma  •  $107k - $139k/yr  •  El Segundo, CA (Onsite)  •  6 hours ago
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Job Description

We’re 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. We’ve made incredible scientific breakthroughs and our pioneering personalized CAR T-cell therapies have changed the paradigm. But we're 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.


Key Responsibilities:
  • Serve as subject matter expert (SME) to site planning and scheduling systems (e.g. RTMS, KGSM, manufacturing production schedule, capacity analyses)
  • Collaborate with Supply Chain to support forecasts
  • Lead planning system enhancements and implementation initiatives to improve site manufacturing planning processes
  • Act as as site planning representative to cross-functional partners at TCF03, other manufacturing sites and corporate stakeholders on supply chain matters
  • Develop, maintain and manage detailed production schedules for all Commercial, Clinical, and Non-Patient products at TCF03, ensuring no gaps or delays in processing, release, or shipment
  • Establish and maintain planning and logistics performance metrics to drive continuous process improvements
  • Optimize alignment across logistics, demand planning and sourcing to minimize variability, reduce financial impact and ensure uninterrupted manufacturing and cold chain operations
  • Coordinate patient-driven demand of apheresis/nanocool kit shipments and final frozen product LN2 shipments, ensuring timely execution for both Clinical and Commercial products
  • Coordinate activities supporting manufacturing, packaging, labeling, shipping, and distribution of Clinical and Commercial materials
  • Partner with Supply Chain to procure healthy donor apheresis material to support testing material, engineering and validation runs
  • Provide guidance, mentorship and training to support the development of the Site Planning team
  • These duties can be delegated to qualified deputies to ensure business continuity
  • Additional duties as assigned
Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience,
OR
  • Master’s degree (MA/MS/MBA) with at least 3 years of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience in biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, or highly regulated manufacturing environments
  • Strong experience with ERP systems and supply chain operations management
  • Background in inventory planning, production scheduling, and process optimization
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and operational improvement projects
  • Experience supporting global supply chain operations and business process standardization

The salary range for this position is: $107,185.00 - $138,710.00. 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*.

For additional benefits information, visit:

https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

* 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 system's ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information on Kite, please visit www.kitepharma.com Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kitepharma

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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 disability, genetic 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 laws. In 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 ApplicantAccommodations@gilead.com for assistance.


For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the 'Know 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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About Kite Pharma

At Kite, a Gilead Company, our singular focus is achieving cures with cell therapy. Our goal is to bring the promise of cell therapy to as many eligible patients as possible who may benefit.

Since 2009, Kite has been at the forefront of cancer immunotherapy. Today, we are proud to be the leader in engineered T cell therapy for hematologic malignancies, but we recognize that this is just the beginning. Patients are at the heart of our focus on the cure, which is why we are committed to pursuing cell therapy as a transformative treatment option for as many patients as possible who may benefit.

Unlike traditional pharmaceutical manufacturing, our therapies are not created on an assembly line. Cell therapy specialists at our manufacturing facilities reengineer a patient’s own immune cells to attack and fight their cancer cells — one patient at a time. That sense of connection to the people we serve motivates us daily at Kite.

Our corporate headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California, and we have dedicated cell therapy manufacturing facilities in California, Maryland and the Netherlands. If you’re passionate about bringing the curative potential of cell therapy to more eligible patients, let’s talk.

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Industry
Biotech & Life Sciences
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Santa Monica, California
Year Founded
2009
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