Director, Business Strategy and Operations

Scorpion Therapeutics; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Kite, based in Santa Monica, CA, seeks a Director of Business Strategy & Operations to lead strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, and operational execution within US Commercial to support innovative cancer therapies, including CAR T-cell treatments.

You will translate strategy into actionable plans, lead planning cycles, track performance, support product launches, and drive efficiency through leadership development and clear communication.

Qualifications

• Advanced scientific degree with 8+ years in pharma/biotech strategic roles.
• Significant experience in commercial, finance, or consulting within pharma/biotech.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into actionable plans and governance.

Responsibilities

• Advise GM and translate strategy into actionable plans, leading planning cycles and enterprise initiatives.
• Enable governance and decision-making through effective leadership and communication.
• Track performance and support product launches to improve organizational effectiveness.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive presence

Stakeholder influence

Financial acumen

Change management

Education

MD

PharmD

PhD

Job description

Role

Director of Business Strategy & Operations at Kite, overseeing strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, and operational execution within US Commercial to support innovative cancer therapies, including CAR T-cell treatments.

Responsibilities

• serve as a trusted advisor to the GM, translating strategy into actionable plans, leading planning cycles, managing enterprise initiatives, and enabling effective governance and decision-making.
• Also, track performance, support product launches, and enhance organizational efficiency through leadership development and communication.

Qualifications

• advanced scientific degree (MD, PharmD, PhD) with 8+ years or equivalent experience;
• significant experience in pharma/biotech strategic and operational roles, ideally within commercial, finance, or consulting.

Skills

• strong strategic thinking
• executive presence
• stakeholder influence
• financial acumen
• and change management expertise.

HighValue

• experience in biopharma, preferably with immunotherapy, cell therapies, or oncology, with a focus on commercial strategy and enterprise planning.

WorkSetup

• based in Santa Monica, CA, with flexible work policies;
• eventual relocation to El Segundo, CA or Thousand Oaks, CA planned for 2027;
• hybrid work model with some remote days.