Director Strategic Collaborations & External Partnerships

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We are seeking a Director of Strategic Collaborations & External Partnerships for Kite's Evidence Generation organization. We work with academic partners to deliver data that transforms patient outcomes driven by scientific excellence, flawless delivery, and empowered teams. This person will take a lead role in defining how our network of external partners can best supplement Kite's strategic priorities. The Director will be an individual with a strong track record in strategy, portfolio management and operations. They must have the proven ability to drive and track business objectives effectively, manage complex partnerships, influence stakeholders without authority, and collaborate with executive leaders, all within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities :

• Strategic Framework : Establish standard operating model for vetting, initiating and evaluating strategic collaborations. Partner with Evidence Generation Strategy Leads and Program Managers to define metrics for screening and evaluating proposals, ensure each strategic collaboration has KPIs to demonstrate effectiveness of the partnership, and lead application of best practices.
• Network Partner Strategy : Responsible to align product-level evidence generation priorities with objectives for each partnership and partner with program managers to ensure the evidence generation strategic framework is refreshed and communicated consistently.
• Relationship Management : Provide strategic oversight for key collaborations to align on strategic objectives, administer governance activities and support partner-of-choice delivery. Establish and reinforce standards and expectations for all Kite teams to adopt when interacting with strategic collaboration partners.
• Cross-Functional & Cross-Regional Collaboration : Collaborate with Alliance Management, Medical and R&D stakeholders to maintain mutual visibility into emerging challenges, risks, and opportunities within external partnerships, fostering proactive issue resolution. Prepare and present regular reports on the progress, outcomes, and impact of key collaborations to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Operations : Collaborate with Gilead and Kite to negotiate and manage partnership agreements, ensure compliance and maintain financial discipline. Contribute new project management approaches, methods, resources, and capabilities as applicable to support evolution of ways of working among the program management team. Develop reporting and use data to generate insights that inform program KPIs.

Basic Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

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 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.

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.

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.