Director, Bioinformatics and Genomics

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.

Company Overview

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.

Job Summary

We are revolutionizing the treatment for cancers through immunotherapy through novel breakthrough technology. We have developed and launched best in class CAR-T therapy Yescarta, currently curing patients from previously intractable b-cell malignancies. We are using our expertise to apply our success to other indications, and you can help!

We are seeking an individual to join our Research organization in Santa Monica or Foster City. Reporting to Bioinformatics & Genomics, you will lead a team in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment to build data-to-knowledge (D2K) pipelines, integrate GenAI into research workflows, and develop models from complex high-dimensional research and clinical datasets. As a leader within the Bioinformatics and Genomics division, you will work closely with discovery research, clinical development, translational medicine, regulatory, CMC analytics, IT / Data Engineering, and product development.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead projects in target identification / validation, biomarker strategy by mining and integrating large multi-omics datasets (e.g., TCGA, AC-ICAM, TARGET, GTEx, cBioPortal, dbGaP) together with Kite clinical, in vivo and in vitro data;
• Stand up D2K pipelines and GenAI-enabled knowledge workflows.
• Perform and review high-dimensional analyses (bulk / scRNA-seq / scTCR, spatial transcriptomics, Olink proteomics, metabolomics, flow cytometry, and digital pathology) to characterize the tumor microenvironment (TME), enable molecular phenotyping, and support patient stratification linked to differential outcomes (efficacy, durability, CRS / ICANS).
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to jointly advance the research, development, and improvement of our CAR T-cell pipelines; align analysis plans to program decision points.
• Coordinate deliverables jointly with clinicians, immunologists, molecular biologists, biostatistics, IT / Data Engineering, commercial and other departments; contribute to protocols, SAPs, CSRs, publications, and Health Authority responses.

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate and 8 years of scientific experience OR Master’s and 10 years of scientific experience OR Bachelor’s and 12 years of scientific experience

Preferred Qualifications

People Leader Accountabilities :

The salary range for this position is : Bay Area : $226,185.00 - $292,710.00. Other US Locations : $205,615.00 - $266,090.00.

Kite is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. For more information, please visit our website.

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