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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

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join the Kite U.S. Commercial Learning and Development team as an Associate Director of Commercial Learning and Development (CL&D). The Associate Director will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and delivering disease, therapy, account management skills, market knowledge, and operations training. This training is intended for members of the Commercial organization, including Market Access, and will provide a conduit to all cross-functional Commercial partners in identifying, building, and executing training to meet the development needs of the Commercial, Marketing, and Payer organizations.

We would be open to having this person based remotely within the contiguous United States with up to 50% travel for training initiatives, meetings, and project management skills.

Key Responsibilities of the Associate Director of Commercial Learning and Development include:

Designs and recommends training programs for field personnel to improve the knowledge and application of selling techniques that mutually benefit Kite and the customer by providing accurate and persuasive information about our products and services
Develops Commercial training criteria and programs through internal teams and external vendors within an assigned therapeutic area
Maintains subject matter expertise for disease states, products, and therapeutic areas aligned with Kite’s portfolio and account management strategy
Coordinates with Regulatory, Legal, and Medical for PRC review and approval of training materials
Collaborates with cross functional teams (Commercial, Market Access, Quality, Supply Chain Logistics, Kite Konnect/Patient Support Services, Business Operations) to implement disease state, product, and therapeutic training and as well as operations and logistics training
Manages vendors and performs project management functions during development of new and existing training content
Manages the development and planning of initial training for new Commercial hires
Coordinates the involvement of internal and external training participants
Partners with relevant internal departments, including Marketing, Commercial (Leadership, Field Sales, Director National Accounts and Regional Trainers), Commercial Operations, Medical Information, Legal, Business Conduct and Regulatory
Uses sales performance metrics and analysis to identify areas of improvement in the existing training and development design and roll-out methodology
Identifies the business process and actions where a work unit needs to excel in order to achieve its goals
Supports designing and developing the follow through of training offerings at National Meetings, POA Meetings and Launch Meetings
Continually assesses current training offerings to identify areas for ongoing improvement and opportunities requiring the development of additional training content
Assists in the training sessions for Marketing pieces or strategies that will be rolled out to the Field Teams (CTAS, CTAM, and MAD organizations)
Develops and implements the Commercial Training Program operational platform including establishing standard operating procedures, timeliness, curriculum and resources for:

o Business conduct training

o New-hire orientation

o Core knowledge-based training for Hematologic Malignancies

o Core skill-based training

o Preceptorships

o Managerial training

o Professional/career development

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate and 2+ years of experience

Master’s degree and 8+ years of experience

Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience

Associate degree and 12+ years of experience

High School Diploma / GED degree and 14+ years of experience

Preferred Qualifications:

2+ years of Oncology or CAR-T experience
Experience in the hematology therapeutic / transplant area
Commercial sales training experience
Management experience
High level of initiative and desire to work in a dynamic, exciting work environment
Deep skills in curricula and content design and development
Exceptional presentation, facilitation, and written communication skills
Ability to work cross-functionally in a solutions-oriented manner
Excellent planner with ability to formulate, develop and execute training strategy and promote collaboration, partnerships and relationships among the participants in a design project
Excellent commercial training skills and thorough knowledge and/or expertise in each area (e.g., selling skills, core business skills, specialized skills)
Knowledge of clinical, product, compliance, work rules, and sales force automation
Demonstrated ability to manage budgets
Expertise with technology platforms (e.g. iPAD, LMS, Vault) and programs (e.g. MS PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel, Adobe Professional)

Does this sound like you? If so, please apply today!

The salary range for this position is: $173,910.00 - $225,060.00. 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.

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