Senior IT Product Manager - Cell Therapy Digital Products

We’re here for one reason – 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. Join Kite to 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 drive the evolution of our culture and create an environment where every employee feels included, developed, and empowered to fulfill their aspirations.

About the role

This position is in the Kite IT Cell Therapy function and reports to the Associate Director, Kite Konnect and Supply Chain IT Products. The team supports Kite Konnect digital products across Commercial, Clinical, and Technical Operations, comprising functional disciplines around product management, technical architecture, operational excellence, and agile delivery.

We seek a proven leader with extensive product management and Salesforce experience to manage product evolution and delivery against a long-term product strategy and roadmap in a highly-matrixed cross-functional environment. This role will initially be based in Santa Monica, CA and is expected to move to El Segundo, CA in 2027.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with business stakeholders and end-user groups to drive all aspects of the product from discovery to delivery, end-user adoption, and business value.
• Design and deliver new features that add value to the customer experience, improve product usage, and enable scalability to support business growth.
• Develop a deep understanding of Kite’s business goals and how we can impact those through evolution of our global Kite Konnect digital products, including patient enrollment and cell order submission, aphaeresis collection, supply chain orchestration, and case management.
• Lead the delivery of prioritized product initiatives across global, cross-functional teams and partners, ensuring high-quality and predictable outcomes at scale.
• Champion the voice of the customer. Ensure impact and value are incorporated into requirements, design, and delivery plans.
• Drive data-informed prioritization by leveraging product metrics, user insights, and analytics to shape and evolve the product roadmap.
• Own the technology point of view for the product, from managing technical debt to leveraging third-party partner integrations in the ecosystem.
• Collaborate cross-functionally. IT Product Managers play a critical role in creating alignment between engineering teams and business partners.
• Influence and embed a product operating model and thoughtfully adjust progression towards maturity and best practices.
• Build strategic relationships with delivery and service partners.
• Experience with modern software development tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Jira, DevOps).
• Review and approve system documentation, operational procedures, and product user guides.
• Gather ongoing feedback from end-users and business stakeholders for continuous product improvement and collaborate with the wider product team to incorporate this into product roadmaps.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and eight years' experience OR Master's Degree and six years' experience.

Qualifications

• Experience with Salesforce products such as Life Sciences Cloud, Health Cloud, and Experience Cloud.
• Proven track record of building and scaling end-to-end digital products that deliver measurable customer and business value.
• Experience in managing and delivering the implementation of complex technology solutions.
• Experience with bringing digital products to market with demonstrated successful and impactful deployments.
• Ability to lead multiple complex initiatives in parallel, ensuring prioritization, predictability, and consistent delivery against business outcomes.
• Proven success leading global delivery partners to drive performance, accountability, and quality outcomes.
• Experience within a high-growth Commercial Biotech/Pharmaceutical organization is preferable, as is operating in regulated environments.
• Experience of Computer Systems Validation and the delivery of GxP projects.
• Experience in effectively managing a global and geographically distributed product team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically and creatively.
• Independent, self-motivated, proactive, and responsive with a bias for action and results.
• High level of personal integrity consistent with Kite and Gilead’s core values.

People Leader Accountabilities

• Create Inclusion: Know the business value of diverse teams, model inclusion, and embed the value of diversity in how you manage your teams.
• Develop Talent: Understand the skills, experience, aspirations, and potential of your employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. Ensure employees receive the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop, and realize their purpose.
• Empower Teams: Connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and hold them accountable. Provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect your team to the broader ecosystem.

Pay

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. 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

• Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

For additional benefits information, visit: Gilead Careers - Compensation, Benefits, and Wellbeing.