Senior Manager, Manufacturing Strategic Planning

Kite, a Gilead Company, is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel cancer immunotherapy products designed to harness the power of a patient's own immune system to selectively target and kill cancer cells. 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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The Senior Manager, Manufacturing Strategic Planning (Senior Manager, Manufacturing) will support strategic analysis and planning for evolution of Kite's cell therapy manufacturing network. The successful candidate will have at least 5-10 years of experience in the biotech industry, ideally a combination of experience in Manufacturing and Supply chain. S/he will combine solid business acumen, technical knowledge and strong strategic thinking to guide insight-driven initiatives for manufacturing teams while partnering with cross-functional teams in the achievement of Technical Operations goals and objectives.

The Senior Manager, Manufacturing Planning will be based in Kite/Gilead's Santa Monica offices while supporting Kite's global manufacturing sites and cross-functional teams to deliver the below objectives :

• Translate technical requirements from product teams into manufacturing implementation plans, in collaboration with Operations Teams, Supply chain and global manufacturing sites
• Develop business cases for site selection, New product introduction (NPI), process/materials/technology change implementation (with sites)
• Own roadmap of changes (process, materials, technology, NPI) coming to Manufacturing sites and optimize global implementation
• Support Capacity Planning, Workforce planning, Capital/Financial planning in collaboration with Sites, Finance and Supply chain
• Support development of consolidated business cases for significant investments at manufacturing sites, network optimization

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering; advanced degree (MS/PhD) preferred
• MBA with consulting experience, demonstrating strong business and financial acumen
• 5-10 years' experience in supporting technical operations in biotech/pharmaceutical manufacturing; strategic planning and global project management experience preferred
• Proven analytical and project management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret business needs and translate them into application, operational requirements and ultimately actionable data
• Ability to adapt quickly to the demands of cell therapy manufacturing
• Be proactive, resourceful, and detail-oriented to successfully contribute to the Company's rapidly growing, changing, and complex environment
• Demonstrated success in a cross-functional environment; effective interactions with diverse audiences of executives, mid-management, and subject matter experts and to inspire understanding and agreement
• Strong presentation and communication skills

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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