Marla Phillips, PhD Xavier University

Marla A. Phillips, Ph.D. Director, Xavier Health. Xavier University. Marla founded Xavier Health in 2008 at Xavier University, where she leads initiatives with FDA officials and Pharmaceutical and Medical Device professionals. Marla has expertise in leading FDA inspections and readiness, quality, analytical testing, supply chain, stability program management, validation, manufacturing, and packaging operations. Marla began working in the pharmaceutical industry for Merck in 1996 where she took on roles of increasing responsibility, culminating in position of Head of Quality Operations at the Merck North Carolina facility. She holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Xavier University, and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.