Associate Director, Global HEOR

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Job Description

Kite, a Gilead Sciences company, has successfully launched multiple cell-therapies in five indications across the globe, helping to change the paradigm of hema-oncology treatment. Kite is now planning to advance next-generation CAR T-cell therapies for relapse refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join us as an Associate Director, Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR). This is an exciting opportunity to join the global leader in the cell-therapy business and maximize patient impact by ensuring access to Kite's cell therapy in the RRMM space. This position is a Global HEOR role reporting to the Senior Director, RWE & HEOR, Multiple Myeloma. The role is based in Santa Monica, CA, Foster City, CA, or Parsippany, NJ.

Kite is transitioning from its current Santa Monica headquarters, with employees expected to relocate to our Thousand Oaks 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

Job Description:

Primarily, this position will be responsible for the development and execution of global HEOR strategies to maximize access to anitocabtagene autoleucel (anito-cel) in RRMM around the globe. There will be a particular emphasis on supporting the development and maintenance of global economic models, systematic literature reviews (SLRs) and indirect treatment comparisons (ITCs), supporting the inclusion of patient reported outcome (PRO) measures into clinical trials and their subsequent analysis, as well as the development and execution of strategic HEOR projects to support access, differentiation and class expansion.

This role will collaborate extensively with our Real World Evidence (RWE) & HEOR team, including both US and ex-US leads to provide evidence required to support payer/provider interactions and reimbursement/dossier submissions. There will also be an opportunity to support Kite’s preparation for future launches of anito-cel. You will also collaborate cross-functionally with Market Access, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Government Affairs etc., at a global level, as well as collaborate with external KOLs and decision-makers.

You will be expected to create or comment on study concept documents, protocols, analysis plans, and final study reports, as well as draft manuscripts for studies which include HEOR components. Advise on health economic analyses and/or economic models to assess cost-effectiveness/economic impact, clinical practice, and/or burden of illness leveraging Kite’s clinical study data, or external databases, or from scientific literature. Finally manage external HEOR consulting companies.

Key Accountabilities

• Collaborate with regional-based (US and ex-US) colleagues, and lead the development and update of global economic models, SLRs and ITCs used to support market access across the globe

• Work closely with global Market Access and Medical Affairs teams to ensure HEOR strategies and tactics align with key Global value messaging and support dissemination across the globe

• Create or contribute to study concept documents, protocols, analysis plans, and final study reports, as well as draft manuscripts for studies which include HEOR/PRO components

• Manage vendors to ensure timely delivery of studies

• Interface with cross-functional partners in Market Access, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Legal/Compliance, and Commercial in the development of Global HEOR strategy and evidence generation

• Represent Kite for Global HEOR-related activities at external professional, scientific meetings and forums

• Collaborates with internal and external experts in the execution of studies and implementation of field-based, customer-focused initiatives (e.g., models, scientific communications, slide kits)

• Provides internal training on HEOR methodologies and data results to key internal colleagues

• Works closely with scientific communications, publications and other home and field colleagues to ensure scientific conference material is appropriate, relevant and accurate

Basic Qualifications:

• Advance Degree (i.e., PhD) and 5 years of experience

• Master’s Degree and 8 years of experience

• Bachelors’ Degree and 10 years of experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in the health economics, biostatistics, epidemiology (PhD or MSc who has strong relevant experience)

• Previous industry experience within health economics and outcomes research, with research, technical modelling, and statistical analysis experience necessary to support a Global HEOR function

• Previous experience working with Regional HEOR partners (US and ex-US), Market Access customers and other cross-functional teams to execute and deliver a Global HEOR strategy

• Ability to adapt and stay abreast to recent methodological developments in health economics and outcomes research

• Prior industry experience in multiple myeloma is highly preferred

• Superior technical reading, writing and verbal communication skills with proficiency in communicating clinical technical information to varied internal and customer audiences

• Demonstrated ability to manage a large number of complex projects

• Highly motivated to function proactively, operate with a sense of urgency, bring tasks to completion

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively as a key contributor to multi-departmental teams simultaneously

People Leader Accountabilities:

• Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.

• Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving 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 holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.

The salary range for this position is:

Other US Locations: $177,905.00 - $230,230.00.

Bay Area: $195,670.00 - $253,220.00.

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*.

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• 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 . Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at .

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Change The World With Us

Everyone at Kite is 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.

We are creating Kite together, with the recognition that the best teams are built by the best people. We maintain an attitude of 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.