Job DescriptionKite’s External Research Program (ERP) advances ourenterpriseportfolio through externalinnovationand data generation. This role will manage operations and track progress for investigator-sponsored andcollaborativestudies across our evolving portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day administration and operations for ISRs andclinical collaborativestudies from concept approval to study closure:
- Plan the external project timeline and regularly monitor adherence, metrics, and progress throughout the study lifecycle
- Partner with global, regional, and local Medical Affairs teams, Translational Medicine, Safety to review protocols and research plans
- Work with Kite & Gilead partners to carry out budget analyses, regulatory submission support and contract negotiations
- Support clinical demand accuracy, clinical logistics preparation and Tech Ops readiness efforts by tracking institutional start up activities and ensuring timely progress
- Work with institutional contacts to reliably maintain study data in iEnvision platform to ensure single source of truth
- Monitor study milestones (e.g., deliverables, enrollment status, publications) and process monthly invoicing to support financial forecast accuracy
- Ensure effective, accurate, and timelycommunicationto meet theneedsof internal and external stakeholders
- Proactively identify gaps in SOP and prepare updates to ERP playbook to address gaps or reflect process improvements and changes
- Contribute to monthly leadership reports to illustrate the evolving ERP portfolio
- Communicate frequently with external institutions to assure compliance with research activities and provides direction for those institutions regarding research, contractual, and milestone compliance, recruitment, and reporting
Basic Qualifications
Master’s and 4+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry/project management
OR
Bachelor’s with 6+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry/project management
OR
Associate and 8+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry/project management
OR
High School Diploma/GED and 10+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry/project management
Preferred Qualifications
- Good understanding/experience in clinical and/or pre-clinical research, or experience in Clinical Research/Development, Medical Affairs
- Established communication, project management, problem solving, and organizational skills, including management of multiple priorities and resources while maintaining attention to detail
- Proactive, self-motivated, and resourceful able to cultivatepath forward in ambiguous circumstances and know when to ask for support or escalation
- PMP or equivalent project management qualification an advantage
- Experience of working in an internationalenvironment and distributed workforce an advantage
- Affinity for a collaborative, team-oriented environment, and approach; ability to appropriately interact within Global Medical Affairs and across diverse departments, senior management, and external customers/vendors
- Comfortable synthesizing information to support leadership presentations and memos
- Knowledge and skill with Smartsheet, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, and other reporting and tracking tools
The salary range for this position is: $153,935.00 - $199,210.00. 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.
