Hello! I'm Kim
I am a strategic, data-driven Product Manager with 10+ years of experience in imaging technologies, digital pathology, biomedical research, and customer-facing roles across biotech, healthcare, and scientific software. Combines deep technical expertise with cross-functional leadership, product strategy, and market-focused decision-making. Proven success in translating user needs into product requirements, driving adoption, and supporting full product lifecycle activities.
Kim Freeman, Ph.D.
Life Science / Biotech Product Manager
Email:
Address:
Memphis,TN 38111
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Date of Birth:
November 9th
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EXPERIENCE
2025-Present
St, Jude Children's Research Hospital
Associate Scientist
At SJCRH I perform advanced quantitative analysis for imaging datasets to support ongoing product-relevant research initiatives.
I also define project objectives, manage timelines, and drive collaboration across interdisciplinary teams. This gives me the opportunity to translate complex scientific needs into actionable technical requirements and communicate them to internal and external stakeholders.
2021-2022
Arivis Imaging Solutions
Business Development Director
While with Arivis, I expanded the business pipeline to $1.3M+, generating a significant increase in qualified leads for imaging software products. I also had the opportunity to collect and synthesize customer insights to guide product positioning and messaging. This led to my developing digital content and technical collateral, increasing product engagement by 2,500+ views. I also collaborated with product teams to relay user pain points, market trends, and competitive intelligence.
2012-2021
Olympus Scientific Solutions
Service Dealer Manager
Microscopy Sales Representative
As a Service Dealer Manager I managed relationships with 40+ service vendors across North and South America to support product quality and lifecycle performance. This gave me the opportunity to support service contract product management, ensuring alignment with customer use cases and operational workflow needs and contribute to product launch activities, assisting in training, messaging, and compliance documentation.
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As a Microscopy Sales Representative, I grew regional revenue by $800K by identifying unmet user needs and matching appropriate microscopy and imaging solutions. I also delivered product demonstrations, workflow consultations, and technical training for clinicians and researchers. Also, I provided VoC feedback to product management to guide product improvements and feature prioritization.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Medical Biophysics
Indiana University school of Medicine
My Ph.D. research focused on the structure and viability of sympathetic neurons at the border zone of myocardial infarction damage.
Master of Science
Purdue University
I received my Master's Degree in Cell Biology. My laboratory work included a variety of laboratory techniques and research projects in cancer biology and lipid biophysics.
Bachelor of Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Major in Cell & Structural Biology with a minor in Chemistry
Certifications
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Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
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Six Sigma Yellow Belt
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Epidemiology in Public Health Practice
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GCP for Clinical Trials (ICH Focus)
SKILLS
Product Requirements & Roadmap Development
Customer Discovery & Market Analysis
Product Demonstrations & Technical Communication
Cross-Functional Partnerships (R&D, Engineering, Sales, Marketing)
Product Launch & Training Support
Data Analytics & Trend Evaluation
Quality Improvement & Operational Efficiency
Project Management & Stakeholder Alignment
EXPERTISE
Productivity & Analysis: Jira · Confluence · Salesforce · HubSpot · Netsuite · Power BI · Excel · Python (basic)
Imaging & BioTech Tools: Digital Pathology Systems · Confocal Microscopy · 3D Image Analysis (Imaris, Arivis) · FIJI · Napari · cellSens · Elements · Zen
Communication Tools: Canva · Adobe Creative Suite · Technical Writing & Scientific Communication