Kite Pharma · 1 day ago
Vice President, Kite Global Supply Chain
Santa Monica, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expKite Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative cancer immunotherapies. The Vice President and Head of Kite Global Supply Chain is responsible for the patient-centric global supply chain strategy and execution across clinical and commercial cell therapy products, ensuring compliance and timely delivery in a highly-regulated environment.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalOncologyTherapeutics
Responsibilities
E2E Strategy & Leadership: Develop, execute, and improve a global supply chain strategy aligned with corporate, financial and customer objectives for clinical and commercial supply. Serve as a key member and advisor to senior leadership advising on supply chain risks, opportunities, and investments
Clinical and Commercial Planning & Governance: Establish and mature sales and operational planning to enable strategic decision making at ES&OP; partner closely with Commercial and Clinical Operations leaders globally to understand demand scenarios, clinical trial design and enrollment objectives, and risks/opportunities. Lead integrated planning across the value chain to drive global/regional/site supply plans across Kite’s manufacturing network, inventory optimization, and performance management
Global Logistics & Trade Compliance: Own global logistics network, trade compliance, and regional supply chain operations. Partner with Regulatory for agency interfaces; ensure import/export compliance
Systems, Data & Master Data: Integrate corporate systems, data governance, and master data management; evolve digital capabilities to industry benchmarks
Launch & Product Variation Management: Lead technical operations launch readiness, product variation management including global labeling, global distribution, and commercialization planning across geographies
Business Continuity & Risk: Own BCP across the global supply chain; execute risk assessment/simulations and mitigation strategies aligned with risk frameworks
Supplier & Partnership Management: Develop, manage, and maintain supplier relationships and contractual agreements. Institute KPIs regarding service levels, backorders, inventory levels, forecast accuracy, and production planning against budget and performance goals. Identify and mitigate geopolitical, supplier and operational risk
Financial & Performance Management: Owns global supply chain budgets, targets, cost structures. Define KPIs and dashboards to track performance, productivity and risk
People & Organization: Build and develop a high-performing global team; establish training and development roadmaps. Foster close collaboration with key cross-functional partners and create an inclusive culture of excellence
Qualification
Preferred
Bachelor's in Supply Chain, Business, Science, or Engineering; advanced degree and/or professional supply chain certifications preferred (e.g., APICS)
Executive leadership in high-stakes, patient-centric environment
15–20+ years in biopharma/operations with senior leadership in supply chain; experience across clinical trials supply and commercial E2E planning
Deep expertise in S&OP/ES&OP, capacity planning, logistics/trade compliance, systems integration (SAP, RapidResponse), and data governance
Strong financial acumen and experience managing large budgets
Exemplary track record in strategic vision & execution; lifecycle and launch excellence; risk & BCP leadership; digital and data fluency; and leadership and team development
Strong strategic thinking and ability to implement short- and long-range plans to support overall business strategy. Ability to work hands-on with urgency in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
Proven ability to lead in a matrixed, global environment. Strong executive presence, stakeholder influence and collaboration, clear communication skills, and skilled negotiator
Excellent leadership skills and demonstrated experience building and developing teams. Leading through change and ambiguity, acting as a talent catalyst and identifying and leveraging team members' strengths and coaching through challenges
Outstanding interpersonal skills acting as a trusted advisor and business partner
Company
Kite Pharma
Kite Pharma is a biotechnology company that designs and develops immune-based therapies to treat cancer indications.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$335.38MKey Investors
Alta Partners
2017-08-28Acquired
2015-12-10Post Ipo Equity· $250.12M
2014-06-20IPO
Leadership Team
Mark Jurgens
Vice President, Global Head of Evidence Generation & Strategic Collaborations
Craig Vermeyen
Director, Packaging and Labeling
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