Director, Insights

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
Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee US strategic MM planning and execution for CIAO (Commercial Insights, Analytics and Operations), closely liaising with US commercial stakeholders.
• Lead day-to-day alliance management for the US launch, serving as the primary contact for external partners on insights and analytics.
• Act as MM GACO Pod Lead, coordinating cross-functional GACO launch activities, including strategy and operations.
• Oversee the internal and partnership alliance LE forecast process, partner with Global Insights & Analytics for the long range plan (LRP) as needed.
• Collaborate with US Integrated Insights, Advanced Analytics, Market Access, Sales, Learning & Development, Customer Engagement Technology, and Data Strategy teams to ensure alignment and integration of MM insights and analytics.
• Provide leadership in cross-functional forums and represent MM interests in portfolio-level discussions. Forecasting: Leverage primary and secondary research insights and team inputs to design and build accurate, actionable, and evidenced based forecasting models. The forecaster will
• Produce analogues, formulate assumptions, and define opportunities and risks associated with the forecast.
• Performance Tracking: Develop and maintain a dashboard for tracking performance of each product. Develop a mechanism for identifying variations in performance vs. target, and gathering relevant data to help evaluate and determine next steps. Synthesize market dynamics to identify potential drivers impacting performance to inform marketing and sales decisions.
• Secondary Data Analysis: Define analytical priorities in collaboration with rest of the commercial organization. Ensure successful execution of secondary analytics projects and integrating results with primary market research and latest competitive intelligence into actionable insights.
• Collaboration: Partner closely with FP&A, supply chain and other corporate functions to design and execute an effective Kite S&OP process, to build and drive quarterly revenue reconciliation.
• Strategic Projects: Drive analytics for planned and ad hoc strategic projects including scenario analysis to help drive key decisions for the business.

Basic Qualifications:

• 12+ years of relevant experience with Bachelor's Degree.
• 10+ years of relevant experience with Master's Degree.
• 8+ years of relevant experience with a Ph.D.

Preferred Qualification

• Six or more years of work experience in forecasting, marketing sciences, market research, strategic consulting or other analytical work in the biotech / pharmaceutical industries
• Experience in oncology/hematology highly preferred
• Track record of delivering actionable insights through successful execution of forecasting and marketing analytics projects, as well as strategic problem-solving skills
• Exceptional ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment, with changing priorities and significant time pressures
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) required. Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work cross-functionally
• Ability to develop and maintain strong team, including external partners, relationships while driving for positive results.
• Possess a willingness and ability to work hands-on and with a sense of urgency
• Extensive proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and forecasting software (e.g., Crystal ball, Forecast Pro, customized platforms)
• Expertise in US forecasting and KPIs for launch execution.
• Experience operating in an alliance or alliance management

The salary range for this position is:

Other US Locations: $205, $266,090.00.

Bay Area: $226, $292,710.00.

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*.

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• 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 Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at

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