Sr Automation/OT Engineer

Join Kite Pharma in Our Mission to Cure Cancer

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.

As a Sr Automation/OT Engineer within the MSAT OAT Team, you will participate in functional design, development, implementation, and support of business automation systems, and act as a liaison with business partners to understand and align requirements and business processes with OAT services.

About Kite, A Gilead Company

At Kite, we are at the forefront of immunotherapy and engineered T cell therapy. We are helping change the paradigm of cancer treatment and are revolutionizing individually tailored treatments. Join us in our exciting journey to develop innovative cancer immunotherapies and their translation to the treatment of patients with cancer.

• Supports GMP manufacturing systems such as MES, OSI-PI, Manufacturing Equipment, Process Automation & Data analytics at Kite’s manufacturing facilities and serves as liaison with Kite Corporate Global OAT level 3 and 4 systems (e.g. ERP) team for critical issues.
• Leads application issue resolution and identifies level 3 and 4 responsibilities such as master data change management and system interface troubleshooting.
• Manages documents/diagrams functional process flows to ensure optimization and synchronization of systems, including identifying/advising on the best applications for specific business processes, including cloud-based systems.
• Facilitates use case/storyboarding for new systems/software or enhancements related to manufacturing systems and advocates for paperless digital 4.0 solutions.
• Leads and coordinates the successful rollout of system changes not limited to communication, training, support, documentation with the ability to leverage skills in project management.
• Develops, revises, and reviews departmental SOPs, qualification/validation protocols, and reports with ongoing awareness of changes in business or regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated initiative, good planning and organizational skills, ability to prioritize tasks, and commitment to task completion and timelines.
• Aptitude for system design and architecture including data interfacing.
• Strong collaborative skills with an ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and mentor junior team members.
• Apply proven communication, analytical, problem-solving, and leadership skills to help identify, communicate, and resolve issues.
• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work harmoniously and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Chemical Engineering or Science/Engineering related fields preferred. Applicants with equivalent work experience in Manufacturing/GMP systems will also be considered.

Kite's Mission and Culture

Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid, long-term durable responses 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.

It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates to recruit, select and employ the most qualified persons for positions throughout the Company. All employment actions are administered on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds.

Change The World With Us

Everyone at Kite is grounded by one common goal – curing cancer. We are creating Kite together, recognizing that the best teams are built by the best people. We maintain curiosity and creativity with each challenge as we develop a new market for cancer therapies. We appreciate and respect one another, and most importantly, we don’t take success for granted. While we’ve come a long way to make what others viewed as impossible, possible, we know one thing is certain: Today is just the beginning.