Jose Manuel Garnica
About Jose Manuel Garnica
Jose Manuel Garnica is the Director of Global Market Access, Early Pipeline at Kite Pharma, where he has worked since 2021. He has extensive experience in market access and health economics, having held leadership roles at companies such as F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Amgen, and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Current Role at Kite Pharma
Jose Manuel Garnica serves as the Director of Global Market Access for the Early Pipeline at Kite Pharma. He has held this position since 2021, operating from Santa Monica, California. In this role, he is responsible for developing strategies that facilitate market access for Kite's early-stage products, ensuring that they reach patients effectively.
Previous Experience at F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Jose Manuel Garnica worked at F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG in various capacities. He served as the International Payer Strategy Leader for Neurosciences from 2013 to 2015 in Basel, Switzerland. Prior to that, he was the Group Manager for Oncology, focusing on Reimbursement and Health Economics from 2011 to 2013. He also held the position of Manager for Reimbursement and Health Economics from 2010 to 2011.
Experience at Amgen
At Amgen, Jose Manuel Garnica held multiple roles. He was the South Korea Value, Access and Policy Director for 9 months in 2020, based in Seoul. Additionally, he served as the Director of Global & US Health Economics for Oncology for 3 months in 2021. His tenure at Amgen also included the role of Global Reimbursement Director for Early Oncology from 2015 to 2020 in Thousand Oaks, California.
Educational Background
Jose Manuel Garnica has an extensive educational background. He earned a Licenciado en Quimica Cum Laude from Universidad Simón Bolívar, studying Chemistry from 1980 to 1985. He obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Physical Chemistry from Imperial College London between 1986 and 1990. Furthermore, he completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at London Business School from 1996 to 1998 and participated in the Strategic Negotiation Executive Leadership Program at Harvard Business School in 2008.
Career at Other Organizations
Before his roles in the pharmaceutical industry, Jose Manuel Garnica worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb as a Government Affairs Manager from 2005 to 2007. He also held a position as Government Affairs Manager for Latin America at Chevron from 2003 to 2005. Earlier in his career, he worked at Wyeth as Associate Director of Market Access from 2008 to 2010.