Michelle Z.

Michelle Z. serves as a Medical Science Liaison at Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. since November 2022. Prior to this role, Michelle worked as a Post Transplant Medical Science Liaison- Abdominal at One Lambda, Inc. from April 2021 to November 2022. Michelle's extensive experience in the healthcare field includes serving as Chief Inpatient Transplant Nurse Practitioner at UI Health, where responsibilities encompassed leadership of the inpatient transplant surgery service and care for patients in the ICU and step-down unit. Michelle also held positions as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with a focus on geriatrics and palliative care at UnitedHealth Group, and in hematology/oncology at Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Early career experience includes a role as a Registered Nurse in hematology/oncology and medical ICU at Rush University Medical Center. Michelle holds a Master of Science in Nursing with a concentration in acute and critical care, and a BSN from Rush University, complemented by a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of South Carolina.