Associate Director, Global Commercial Strategy – Lymphoma

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

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers.
 

We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world’s most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come.
 

Kite, a Gilead Company, is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies. The company focuses on chimeric antigen receptor and T cell receptor engineered cell therapies.

Everyone at Kite has been 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. As we expand our Lymphoma portfolio and prepare for the launch, we are seeking a highly strategic, Associate Director, Global Commercial Strategy – Lymphoma to play a central role in shaping global launch strategy, product positioning, and long term portfolio direction.
 

This role sits at a critical inflection point for the Lymphoma franchise and is designed for a candidate with strong strategic acumen—someone who excels at developing and applying frameworks, pressure testing assumptions, and translating complex insights into clear, compelling leadership narratives. The Associate Director will act as a strategic thought partner to senior leaders, elevating the quality and speed of commercial decision making while enabling a best in class global launch.
 

In this role, you will help define Kite’s long term Lymphoma portfolio ambition, supporting sustained leadership in an increasingly competitive cell therapy landscape through disciplined strategy, strong positioning, and executional clarity. The Associate Director will be a core member of Global Commercial Strategy (GCS) and the cross functional launch team, partnering closely with Medical, Clinical, Regulatory, Market Access, Tech Ops, and Regional/Local Commercial teams.

Kite is transitioning from its current Santa Monica headquarters, with employees expected to relocate to our El Segundo office beginning in January 2027. While this role will be based in Santa Monica through 2026, applicants should take this planned relocation into consideration. Kite supports a flexible working policy, offering a balanced approach with two days of remote working and three days working onsite.

Key Responsibilities:

Global Strategy & Launch Planning

• Lead and drive global strategic projects in support of the Lymphoma portfolio and product launch, including disease strategy, launch planning activities, and lifecycle planning.

• Develop and evolve global strategic plans and launch Plan of Action, applying structured strategic frameworks to assess options, risks, and trade‑offs.

• Support global launch readiness through synthesis of cross‑functional inputs and application of strategy into deliverables.
   

Product Positioning & Portfolio Strategy

• Support global product positioning, grounded in clinical profile, unmet need, competitive dynamics, and evolving treatment paradigms.

• Synthesize market landscape, competitive intelligence, and customer insights to inform differentiated value propositions and long‑term portfolio strategy.

• Partner with Medical and Clinical teams, as well as key regional and priority markets, to ensure alignment between the scientific narrative and commercial strategy and to inform globally consistent, locally relevant execution.
   

Campaign Development, Testing & Optimization

• Support strategic input into global campaign development, including articulation of core strategic ideas, message frameworks, and success metrics.

• Oversee ca