Kim Tarka

Vice President @Smith & Nephew, Inc

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

Executive, Business Leader and Strategist who defines vision and framework for product development/launch and growth drivers. Proven success in providing transformational leadership in highly competitive, startup, turnaround, and growth environments, driving dynamic gains in revenue, profit, and market share. Ability to learn and translate complex medical services and ideas, leading to development and implementation of goals, objectives and programs aligned with strategic plans, mission and vision. Co-leader of Post-Acute Project to define new market opportunities, value messaging and changes to sales alignment. Engaged an outside consultant, along with internal Sales, Marketing and HR leadership. Produced near-term and mid-term recommendations which resulted in changes to organizational structure and market focus. Successfully blended two post-acute corporate account teams into one cohesive team. Developed and implemented a transformation plan that included role clarity, interpersonal engagement workshops, technical training for new markets, and innovation of a senior corporate account position to assist with internal and external culture enhancement and communication. The new Care Continuum team created new contract opportunities for all sites of care and products. Facilitated award of several Cooperative Research and Development Agreements with US Army and Navy sustained over multiple years. Industry expertise contributed to the development of a Medicare data analysis project, resulting in a journal publication comparing an innovative, disposable wound care product with standard of care, demonstrating 66% cost savings.(A Retrospective, Cost-minimization Analysis of Disposable and Traditional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Medicare Paid Claims; Gary Delhougne, JD, MHA; Christopher Hogan, PhD; Kim Tarka, BA; and Sunitha Nair, MD, FACPWA)

University of Missouri-Columbia

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)