I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Kite Pharma (Santa Monica, CA) in Oct 2019
Interview
The HR representative was organized and responsive. The interview panel was over several sessions and a few days. They were professional and courteous. The offer was timely. One of my better experiences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
An example of the type of question would be specific to your expertise. Then there were standard questions on how well you would work in teams, conflict resolution, problem solving, etc.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Kite Pharma (London, England) in May 2025
Interview
1. Screening interview with a recruiter: basic questions to understand your current situation and CV.
2. Round one with the hiring manager: all about past experiences and some technical questions
3. Round two with the team: similar to round one but without the hiring manager. Similar type of questions. Maybe one or two behavioural questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you had any difficulty working with your previous manager, and how did you address that?
Tell me an example where you have to ensure cross-colaboration in your team
All virtual do to the pandemic and got delayed due to priorities with the interviewers. It was all video calls. Some were panels and some were individual one on one sessions.
