Ellen Kim, PharmD

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DISC Type : c

Director Scientific Communucations at Geron Corporation

New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Ellen Kim is a medical affairs and scientific communications leader specializing in cell therapy for hematology and oncology. A registered pharmacist with a PharmD from the University of California, San Francisco, she excels in medical strategy, launch execution, and evidence generation.

Outside of work, Ellen has shared insights on productive remote work, especially for parents. She values results-oriented goals and maintaining a separate space for breaks, indicating an interest in effective work-life integration. People who have worked with her describe her as strategic, organized, and reliable.

Ellen has co-authored publications analyzing the resource utilization and costs of CAR T-cell therapies for lymphoma and leukemia.

Personality Overview

Value Seeker

Price-Sensitive

Not Easily Convinced

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions. They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation.

Topics They Care About

Cell Therapy
Her recent career has been heavily focused on leading US medical affairs strategy for cell therapy portfolios at Bristol Myers Squibb.
Scientific Communications
As the Director of Scientific Communications at Geron, she leads the strategy for external and internal communications for new therapies.
Oncology Launch Strategy
She has deep experience in launch readiness and post-launch medical strategy for hematology and oncology products, including imetelstat.

Media Appearances

Ellen has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Director Scientific Communucations at Geron Corporation
6-2024 - 8-2025
Scientific Director Medical Affairs, US Cell Therapy Lymphoma at Bristol Myers Squibb
10-2022 - 6-2024
Associate Scientific Director, Medical Affairs - Cell Therapy (Lymphoma, CLL) at Bristol Myers Squibb
6-2022 - 10-2022
Medical Communication Manager at Amgen
4-2022 - 5-2022
Senior Medical Director at BGB Group

Education

PharmD from University of California, San Francisco
BA from Boston College

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Insights For Selling To Ellen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question

DONT's

  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ellen is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ellen

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ellen move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Ellen take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Ellen

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