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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

The Director of U.S. Commercial Learning and Development serves as the training and development subject matter expert for the US Commercial organization. The individual will be responsible for assessing training needs across all customer-facing roles and aligning training plans to organizational objectives. Guiding a team of training and commercial excellence professionals, this individual will be accountable for the design, development, and implementation of comprehensive training and capability shaping programs to support competitive selling, strategic account management, disease area knowledge, access & reimbursement, and patient services. This individual will play a critical role in the implementation of key training initiatives to support the professional development and growth of our customer facing teams. Reporting into the Head of US Commercial Insights, Analytics, and Operations, this role can be based at Kite’s headquarters in Santa Monica, CA or at our Foster City location, with relocation provided exclusively to Santa Monica. This is a hybrid role with 3 days per week in office required.

Key Responsibilities of Director of U.S. Commercial Learning and Development includes:

• Reimagine the commercial training portfolio to meet the needs of the modern learner, ensuring that all learning products are relevant, accessible, scalable, individualized, and designed in accordance with adult learning models

• Partner with the Marketing and Market Access teams to build training initiatives that support the execution of tactics aligned with strategic imperatives and coordinate the rollout of promotional materials

• Develop and execute Commercial Excellence roadmap in partnership with US Commercial teams to drive business process improvements and capability building across field teams

• Maintain subject matter expertise for disease states, products and therapeutic areas aligned with Kite’s portfolio and account management strategy

• Coordinate with Regulatory, Legal, and Medical for the review and approval of new training material

• Ensure all new customer facing employees and leaders are onboarded effectively and quickly to accelerate their ramp times and minimize time to productivity

• Collaborate effectively across a broad spectrum of stakeholders to optimize L&D operations including, Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Quality, Supply Chain Logistics, Kite Konnect, Sales Analytics

• Evaluate the effectiveness of learning initiatives and drive continuous improvement through data analysis, feedback, and measurable outcomes

• Design and implement training programs for national meetings, regional meetings, new product launches, and sales leadership training

• Manage vendors and budgets to ensure training programs are delivered on-time and on budget

• Oversee the functionality and utilization of the learning management system

• Maintain the standards for training materials including learning system modules

• Lead and develop a high-performing, innovative and collaborative team with an emphasis on talent growth, engagement, and recognition

• Requires up to 50% travel

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate and 8+ years of experience

OR

Master’s Degree and 10+ years of experience

OR

Bachelor’s Degree and 12+ years of experience

OR

Associate Degree and 14+ years of experience

OR

High School Diploma/GED and 16+ years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• BA Degree with MA Degree highly preferred

• 10+ years of related bio/pharma experience

• Experience in the hematology therapeutic area highly preferred

• Management experience preferred

• Familiarity with regulatory compliance and quality training specific to the biotech industry

• High level of initiative and desire to work in a dynamic, exciting work environment

• Exceptional presentation, facilitation and written communication skills

• Ability to work cross-functionally in a results-oriented manner

• Travel for training initiatives, meetings and project management skills

• Deep clinical background with ability to translate clinical data for functional application

• Expertise with technology platforms (e.g., iPad, LMS, Vault) and programs (e.g., MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel, Adobe Professional) is highly desirable

Does this sound like you? If so, please apply today!

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The salary range for this position is: $187,000.00 - $242,000.00. 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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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.