Deborah Kim
Global Head of Commercialization & Organizational Readiness @Varian
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WORK HISTORY
Global Head of Commercialization & Organizational Readiness @Varian
Head of Global New Product Introduction (NPI) Office • Strategic Leadership:Lead and implement a structured framework for New Product Introductions (NPI), ensuring a disciplined and consistent process across the organization. • Centralized Authority:Act as the central authority by uniting Portfolio & Product Lifecycle Management, R&D, and Business Development teams, ensuring seamless stakeholder alignment across critical functions to achieve commercial success. • Process Discipline & Consistency:Drive consistency and rigor throughout the NPI process, establishing a predictable framework that underpins every product launch. • Cross-Functional Collaboration:Foster a highly collaborative environment, holding teams accountable and ensuring that every step—from development to commercialization—is strategically aligned. • Execution & Alignment:Ensure that development initiatives are closely integrated with go-to-market strategies, providing a clear and executable plan for successful product launches.
EDUCATION
Queen's University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Life Science
McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management
Executive Development - mini MBA
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Medical Radiation Technologist, Nucelar Medicine
ABOUT DEBORAH KIM
I am a clinical and commercialization leader in the medical device industry, specializing in interventional oncology and image-guided, minimally invasive technologies. My career spans global leadership roles across Clinical Applications, Marketing, Sales, and Commercial Operations, where I help organizations move complex technologies from promising pilots to commercially viable, market-adopted solutions across global markets.My current role sits between clinical reality and commercial execution, building alignment between upstream innovation and downstream adoption. Rather than focusing solely on launches, I work cross-functionally to shape operating models, go-to-market strategies, and execution frameworks that drive sustained market adoption and growth.My clinical expertise includes nuclear medicine and multi-modality image fusion and image-guided therapies in the liver, kidney, breast, and prostate applications.
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