Associate Director, Lymphoma Medical Affairs – US

Kite Pharma, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 178,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Stock-based long-term incentives

Benefits package

Job summary

Kite Pharma, Inc. is seeking an Associate Director for the U.S. Lymphoma Medical Affairs team.

This role leads strategic medical planning, collaborates with Field Medical, Commercial, Market Access, and Global Medical Affairs to support lymphoma initiatives, and ensures compliant scientific exchange and material development. The position emphasizes evidence generation, publication planning, advisory boards, and cross-functional leadership across multiple sites in the U.S. with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience requirements: BA/BS + 10+ years, or MA/MS + 8+ years, or PhD/PharmD + 2+ years.
• Oncology Medical Affairs in pharma/biotech is preferred.
• Ability to translate complex data into strategic medical plans and field resources.

Responsibilities

• Lead on priority workstreams within US Lymphoma Medical Affairs.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Field Medical, Commercial, Market Access, HEOR/RWE, Global Medical Affairs).
• Translate clinical data and insights into actionable medical strategy and field priorities.
• Contribute to publication planning and evidence-generation strategies.
• Review medical and scientific materials for accuracy and compliance.
• Collaborate on advisory boards and stakeholder events aligned with medical objectives.
• Provide scientific leadership in governance meetings and cross-functional forums.

Skills

Medical Affairs

Cross-functional leadership

Scientific communication

Publication planning

Strategic thinking

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Data interpretation

Education

MD/PhD/PharmD

Advanced degree in life sciences

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Project management tools

Job description

Kite Pharma, Inc. is seeking an Associate Director for the U.S. Lymphoma Medical Affairs team.

This role leads strategic medical planning, collaborates with Field Medical, Commercial, Market Access, and Global Medical Affairs to support lymphoma initiatives, and ensures compliant scientific exchange and material development. The position emphasizes evidence generation, publication planning, advisory boards, and cross-functional leadership across multiple sites in the U.S. with travel as needed.