Associate Director, Operational Excellence & Stability

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

Everyone at Kite is grounded by one common goal – curing cancer. Every single day, we seek to establish a direct line between that purpose and our day-to-day work. Does this sound exciting to you? Join us in our mission!

We are seeking a highly motivated Associate Director, Operational Excellence & Stability to join our growing team in Foster City, CA.

The Associate Director, Operational Excellence & Stability is responsible the Gilead IT Cell Therapy group’s strategy and business operations. This leadership role will partner with the Cell Therapy IT leadership team and respective Tech Ops partners to provide delivery of technical solutions to enable Kite manufacturing. This will be a critical role within Kite IT reporting to the Senior Director of Kite IT Quality and Business Strategy Organization. It is a highly cross functional role working closely with the leadership team from various business groups, Gilead and Kite IT.

Responsibilities of the Associate Director, Operational Excellence & Stability include, but are not limited to:

Strategy and Roadmap

• Maintaining the overall technology roadmaps of the organization in alignment with Kite business objectives
• Group budget including meeting all Finance submission dates (JuneLE and SeptLE)
• Responsible for the entire groups financial reporting (i.e., accruals, forecasting, BvAs)
• Provide oversight over major programs to ensure technical delivery (e.g., new product launches)
• Directly supports team contract and vendor management including onboarding and offboarding of resources
• Primary PPM liaison for TechOps IT innovation projects
• Accountable for Cell Therapy IT budget that rolls up to the Gilead ITLT
• Understand business processes and regulatory environment
• Accountable and responsible to assess impact of IT Enterprise (either Gilead of Kite
• Vendor Management for Managed Services support partners and/or IT partners
• Provide IT Project Management for global implementations of Global Programs
  
  

Basic Qualifications:

• PhD and 2 years of relevant experience OR
• MA/MS in a business or technical discipline and 8 years of relevant experience OR
• BA/BS in in a business or technical discipline and 10 years of relevant experience OR
• High School degree and 14 years of relevant experience
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Business, Program Management, or Computer/Information Sciences
• MBA or any advanced certification will be a plus
• 8 years experience in people management, leadership, and developing teams
• Six Sigma Black Belt or similar qualification will be a plus
  
  

The salary range for this position is: $195,670.00 - $253,220.00. 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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