Michelle Rich

 
 
 
 

Director of Corporate Programs

Michelle Rich is the Director of Corporate Programs for Pathway for Patient Health. Rich supports the success of the corporate members who are funding the Quality Science Education Program that is given to every participating student and university at no cost. In this role, Michelle works with the corporate community to engage industry members with the students through mentorship, volunteer grading and teaching. Additionally, Michelle supports companies in their implementation of the Quality Science Education for talent acquisition and talent development. With so much to take advantage of, Rich helps connect people across the global enterprise to ensure companies are able to make the most of their membership.

Rich has over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, and prior to joining Pathway, served as the Associate Director of Program Development at Xavier Health, Xavier University. In this role, Rich led initiatives with FDA officials, global regulators and pharmaceutical and medical device professionals. Her passion for the pharmaceutical industry began as a Territory Manager for Parke-Davis in 1996. Prior to coming to Xavier University, she spent over eight years with a privately-held manufacturing company that supplied the pharmaceutical and medical device industry with temperature monitoring solutions, giving her insight into the complexity of supply chain and experience in working with cross functional teams to implement solutions.

Rich holds a B.S. in Organizational Communication from Ohio University.