Fractional · Advisory · Director · Sydney, Australia

Healthcare strategy
that moves from
vision to results.

Kim Smyth is a growth strategist and innovation advisor with a career built across management consulting, global pharma, digital health and her own advisory practice in Europe, North America and Australia — always focused on the commercial side of transformation.

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About

Practical ambition for a changing sector.

The commercial side of health innovation is where Kim does her best work — go-to-market, growth strategy, partnerships, digital transformation and scaling organisations doing something genuinely new in a complex sector.

Her approach is collaborative by design, building on the expertise of cross-functional teams across clinical, technical, commercial, operational and lived experience. She takes both the human and the technology dimensions seriously — to create new opportunities and to govern risk.

Sector Innovation is deeply practical. Think big, don't do fluff, and make sure the vision connects to actions that actually deliver.

Background

  • AstraZeneca Sr. Director, Digital Innovation · Silicon Valley and ANZ
  • ANDHealth GM Investment — led $22.5m MRFF & $50m CUREator+ programs
  • Novartis Head of Digital & Data Transformation, ANZ
  • The Body Shop Head of Global CRM — first loyalty strategy across 1.5m customers
  • Consulting OC&C Strategy · Braxton Associates · Deloitte
  • Advisory Percipient Consulting (San Francisco) · Sector Innovation (Sydney)

www.linkedin.com/in/kim-smyth

Services

Where can I help?

01

Corporate Strategy & Innovation

  • Strategy visioning and leadership alignment
  • Digital and AI transformation — from scouting and piloting to internal capability
  • Innovation function design and measurement
02

Fractional Strategy & Growth

  • Commercialisation — bringing new ideas to market
  • Growth strategy — new markets, products and scaled capability
  • Strategic partnerships to fuel momentum and position for future deals
03

Board Advisory & NED

  • Non-executive director and committee roles
  • Board-level guidance on transformation strategy
  • Balancing risk, innovation and commercial reward

Contact

Let's talk.

If you're working on something ambitious in health, aged care or life sciences — or looking for an independent voice at board level — I'd love to hear from you.

info@sectorinnovation.com

Sydney, Australia · Available internationally