KIMBERLY NETTLES
Birmingham,MI
Summary
Results-driven healthcare executive with 15 years of experience in growth and innovation. Skilled in developing enterprise strategies that address complex scientific and regulatory challenges, enhancing competitive advantage and patient access. Directed over $30 million in strategic investments and established 50+ national partnerships, influencing decision-making in regulated environments. Focused on collaborative relationships that drive sustainable improvements in healthcare.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of External Affairs
Genentech
Birmingham, MI
04.2025 - Current
- Strategic Portfolio Leadership: Direct a high-impact national portfolio of strategic investments and multi-sector partnerships—spanning 15+ patient advocacy organizations, academic medical centers, health systems, and community leaders—aligning corporate priorities across oncology, women’s health, and rare disease portfolios.
- Cross-Functional & Enterprise Alignment: Lead enterprise strategy across Medical Affairs, Public Affairs, Government Affairs, Legal, Compliance, Commercial, and C-suite leadership to execute key initiatives that drive patient access, community engagement, and healthcare innovation.
- Program Innovation & Governance: Architected and launched Genentech’s inaugural enterprise USPE competitive RFP, establishing rigorous, standardized governance, evaluation criteria, and investment frameworks.
- Funding & Infrastructure Execution: Spearheaded the end-to-end strategy and execution of five enterprise-wide funding initiatives focused on expanding clinical trial diversity, building workforce development pipelines, and advancing community health infrastructure.
- Performance & Impact Measurement: Designed comprehensive enterprise measurement frameworks and executive reporting dashboards to quantify partnership ROI, patient reach, health equity metrics, and overall portfolio outcomes.
- Scalable Patient Reach: Cultivated strategic alliances and access programs that directly impact 50,000+ patients annually through targeted education, trial participation, care navigation, and expanded access pathways.
- Executive Representation: Represent Genentech as a thought leader and key corporate voice at premier national forums and industry summits, including Aspen Ideas: Health and the NORD Summit.
Director, Medical Excellence
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Washington, DC
12.2023 - 04.2025
- Portfolio Leadership & Financial Scope: Directed enterprise Medical Excellence strategy for a high-stakes $2B+ oncology and immunology portfolio, orchestrating alignment across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, Regulatory, Market Access, and HEOR.
- High-Complexity Launch Readiness: Accelerated commercial and operational readiness for CARTITUDE CAR-T by designing advanced physician education, patient engagement, and operational workflows across 30+ specialized treatment centers.
- Integrated Evidence Generation: Partnered with Global Medical Affairs leadership to architect comprehensive evidence strategies that seamlessly integrated clinical research, real-world evidence (RWE), and stakeholder insights to protect regulatory and market access objectives.
- Cross-Functional Orchestration: Facilitated high-level strategic alignment sessions across Medical Affairs, Commercial, Regulatory, Clinical Development, and Market Access to streamline the execution of unified evidence roadmaps.
- KOL Partnership & Lifecycle Strategy: Served as a trusted strategic advisor to 50+ key opinion leaders (KOLs), principal investigators, and advocacy organizations, translating external scientific insights directly into actionable medical strategy, publication planning, and lifecycle management decisions.
- Capability Building & Enablement: Designed, developed, and deployed scalable scientific capability and training programs that upskilled and empowered 200+ Medical Affairs and field-facing professionals.
Senior Medical Science Liaison
Johnson & Johnson
Washington, DC
12.2019 - 12.2023
- High-Impact Launch Support: Spearheaded medical field readiness and scientific exchange initiatives to drive successful oncology product launches across key regional health systems.
- High-Impact Launch Support: Spearheaded medical field readiness and scientific exchange initiatives, ensuring successful oncology product launches across key regional health systems.
- Executive & KOL Relationship Building: Cultivated and maintained strategic partnerships with leading oncologists, principal investigators, health-system pharmacy leaders, and multidisciplinary care teams, establishing a reputation as a trusted scientific resource.
- Strategic Insights & Competitive Intelligence: Synthesized and communicated actionable, real-time field insights to senior leadership, influencing brand medical strategy and clinical evidence-generation priorities.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnered with internal Medical Affairs and clinical teams to translate complex scientific data into clinical value, enhancing ongoing studies, medical education, and evidence generation.
Health Science Project Manager, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research & U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Officer (Lieutenant)
U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Washington, DC
06.2017 - 11.2019
- Federal Regulatory Oversight: Coordinated rigorous regulatory oversight and compliance monitoring across 200+ pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, ensuring strict adherence to cGMP standards, drug safety mandates, and federal regulations.
- Operational Governance & Execution: Managed critical operational infrastructure and project workflows within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), optimizing cross-functional review efficiency and regulatory milestone delivery.
- Multi-Stakeholder Alignment: Facilitated interagency collaboration among scientific review teams, regulatory counsel, and pharmaceutical leadership to standardize evaluation processes and resolve complex compliance challenges.
- Policy & Quality Assurance: Translated complex public health legislation and CDER guidance into actionable operational standards, safeguarding product quality and therapeutic safety across the supply chain.
- Regulatory Honors & Recognition: Awarded the FDA Commissioner Recognition for Outstanding Service and the CDER Group Award for Excellence in Project Leadership for exceptional project execution and public health impact.
Pharmacy Director, Acting Medical Director, Assistant Professor
Indian Health Service
Albuquerque, NM
10.2015 - 06.2017
- Executive Multi-Hat Leadership: Executed simultaneous, high-autonomy executive mandates, serving concurrently as Pharmacy Director, Acting Medical Director, and University Faculty, to lead clinical operations, governance, and academic instruction across an integrated healthcare system.
- Public Health & Clinical Transformation: Designed and spearheaded a CDC-aligned Antimicrobial Stewardship Program that reduced inappropriate antibiotic prescribing by 33%, driving national-level clinical quality standards across rural and underserved populations.
- Quality Improvement & Patient Outcomes: Architected systemic quality improvement (QI) initiatives that overhauled chronic disease management workflows, dramatically enhanced medication safety protocols, and elevated standard-of-care performance metrics.
- System & Interdisciplinary Operations: Direct-managed multidisciplinary medical and clinical pharmacy teams, optimizing resource allocation, operational throughput, and patient-centered care delivery in a high-demand, resource-constrained environment.
- Academic Excellence & Workforce Development: Mentored the next generation of healthcare leaders and authored/delivered graduate-level infectious disease curricula as an Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico.
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) -
Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, FLGraduate Certificate -
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Mini-MBA - undefined
Rutgers Business School
Graduate Certificate - Global Health
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Project Management Certificate - undefined
George Washington University
Skills
Strategic Corporate Leadership & Governance, Cross-Functional & Executive Alignment, Enterprise Portfolio & Investment Strategy, Healthcare System & Regulatory Operations, Multi-Sector Relationship Management, and Program Innovation & Scale
RECOGNITION
Modern Healthcare 40 Under 40 (2024), Washington Business Journal 40 Under 40 (2024), U.S. Black Chambers Power 50 Under 40 (2024), National Minority Quality Forum 40 Under 40 (2024), American Cancer Society Emerging Leader (2024), Vincent C. Gray Award - DC Hospital Association (2024)
EXECUTIVE IMPACT
- $30M+ in strategic investments and enterprise initiatives directed
- 50+ executive partnerships spanning healthcare systems, academic medicine, advocacy organizations, policymakers, and industry
- Executive leadership across Genentech (Roche), Johnson & Johnson, FDA, and the U.S. Public Health Service
- National thought leader and invited speaker at Aspen Ideas: Health and the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) Summit
- Expertise spanning Medical Affairs, Enterprise Strategy, External Affairs, Corporate Affairs, Oncology, Rare Disease, Health Policy, Regulatory Strategy, Scientific Engagement, and Organizational Transformation
Timeline
Director of External Affairs
Genentech
04.2025 - Current
Director, Medical Excellence
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
12.2023 - 04.2025
Senior Medical Science Liaison
Johnson & Johnson
12.2019 - 12.2023
Health Science Project Manager, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research & U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Officer (Lieutenant)
U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
06.2017 - 11.2019
Pharmacy Director, Acting Medical Director, Assistant Professor
Indian Health Service
10.2015 - 06.2017
Mini-MBA - undefined
Rutgers Business School
Graduate Certificate - Global Health
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Project Management Certificate - undefined
George Washington University
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) -
Florida A&M University
Graduate Certificate -
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health