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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.

Job Description

We are looking for a strategic leader to serve as Director of US Forecasting & Business Planning, driving key commercial processes and performance tracking in the US. This person will be a critical business partner with the US Commercial Leadership Team, finance, and senior leadership to develop forecast for the US market, link forecast ambition to business priorities / KPIs and drive key business processes to enable effective monitoring of these KPIs. Through the effective use of data, market research, forecasting, and analytics, this individual will lead a team representing the commercial perspective on the short and long-term outlook for the US business and how the business is tracking to realize the outlook.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Guides all US demand forecasting activities and processes through proactive, strategic alignment with cross-functional stakeholders

+ Provides strategic guidance and hands-on support to your team to develop and maintain best-in-class forecasting methods, models, and techniques to provide meaningful advances in forecast efficiency and accuracy

+ Leverages quantitative expertise to support the Commercial team in making key business decisions; provides proactive, strategic guidance to help link strategies / tactics to business outlook

+ Supports development of US Commercial Scorecard to align business KPIs to the business outlook

+ Supports Quarterly Business Reviews to facilitate conversation on business follow through and tracks realization of the forecast aspiration

+ Leads US forecasting collaboration with Global Demand Planning and Technical Operations to support the S&OP process

+ Leads US Monthly Business Review (MBR) process

+ Ensure systems and processes support ongoing forecasting updates and incorporation of real-time, novel information

+ Effectively and succinctly communicate forecast updates and analytics, business development assessments and risks to senior members of the business via meetings, presentations, and dashboards/reports.

+ Ensure forecasts address the impact of critical events, are logically designed and well documented in the forecast model, and represent consensus decision-making among key stakeholders

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree with 8+ years of experience

OR

Master’s degree with 10+ years of experience

OR

Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of experience

OR

Associate degree with 14+ years of experience

OR

High School Diploma / GED with 16+ years of experience

Preferred Qualifications:

+ 6+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotech forecasting and data

+ Prior experience in oncology, hematology, or rare diseases

+ Deep command of a variety of problem-solving techniques to support product and market forecasting

+ Meaningful critical thinking abilities geared toward problem-solving

+ Highly self-motivated and works independently across problem identification, designing and executing the solution, as well as drawing meaningful conclusions

+ Quickly grasps the ‘big picture’ and links insights to larger issues

+ Ability to thrive in an exciting matrixed environment, and navigate multiple priorities, delegate effectively and balance resourcing against planned and unplanned business needs

+ Excellent oral, written and presentation skills with ability to explain complex concepts and findings clearly to a variety of audiences, including senior and executive personnel

The salary range for this position is: $205,615.00 - $266,090.00. 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 [email protected] for assistance.

For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the 'Know Your Rights' (https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/eeo-law-poster) poster.

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YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

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.

Change The World With Us

Everyone at Kite is 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.

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 don’t take success for granted.

While we’ve come a long way to make what others viewed as impossible, possible, we know one thing is certain. Today is just the beginning.