Careers

What is your role at Enanta?
I am a biochemist and I work to develop and perform biochemical assays needed for Enanta’s biology program.

Why did you join Enanta?
I really liked that Enanta was a small but growing company that already had a product on the market which ensured stability for the company.

How did you get into the biochemistry field?
I’ve always known since a young age I wanted to help people when I was older. I started with Biomedical Engineering and in college and switched to pharmaceutical sciences which turned into my biochemistry job at Enanta.

What do you think is the most important challenge for the biopharmaceutical industry?
Funding. I feel like in a perfect world with unlimited funds, all avenues could be explored. I wouldn’t be surprised if many failed tested compounds for one disease might be beneficial for others. But without collaboration and funding to pursue these opportunities they never get explored.

What would be the one word to describe the team at Enanta?
Inclusive

What is the best career advice you got when starting out?
Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life. Cliché I know, but I was actually told this and it couldn’t be more true.

What did you like to do when you were young that you wish you could do more as an adult?
I had two dreams, I wanted to be the Boston Red Sox shortstop or the lead singer in a rock band. Neither came to fruition and I became a scientist, my third dream.

What do you do for fun when you’re not at work?
I enjoy reading, playing sports, video games and volunteering for special Olympics softball, football and basketball as a partner and coach.

What is your role at Enanta? 
I lead business development, which involves the various aspects of negotiating and establishing key strategic partnerships for the company.

Why did you join Enanta?
I joined the company in January 2021 after having been working in Big Pharma for 17 years. I decided that I wanted to broaden my perspectives and work more in a smaller, entrepreneurial environment where I could make a real impact. 

How did you get into the business of business development? 
I became interested in M&A and deal making while attending business school in NYC. I did some networking in banking and eventually went into business development in the biopharmaceutical field because of my interest in medicine.

What do you think is the most important challenge for the biopharmaceutical industry?
The biggest challenge is how to get therapies to patients faster and more efficiently as an industry. The lightning pace in which highly effective vaccines and treatments have been developed and authorized for COVID-19 shows we have the capability to improve.

What would be the one word to describe the team at Enanta? 
Relentless

What is the best career advice you got when starting out? 
Knowing what you don’t want to do is also important.

What did you like to do when you were young that you wish you could do more as an adult?
Playing outside with friends!

What do you do for fun when you’re not at work?
I love spending time outdoors, being active and enjoying nature. My favorite activities are hiking, running, skiing, and fishing with my family.

What is your role at Enanta?
I’m a Senior Executive Assistant and Investor Relations Associate.

Why did you join Enanta?
I joined Enanta because I wanted to join a company that was small and where there was room for growth and to wear many hats.

How did you get into your specific field?
I started my career in marketing and event planning and later transitioned to an Executive Assistant and Investor Relations Associate. I enjoy working on multiple projects and performing the various duties and responsibilities that come with the role, which keeps me engaged and motivated.

What do you think is the most important challenge for the Biopharmaceutical Industry?
The increasing cost of developing new drugs and the pressure to deliver results quickly.

What would be the one word to describe the team at Enanta?
Collaborative.

What is the best career advice you got when starting out?
Be open minded to every opportunity that comes your way.

What did you like to do when you were young that you wish you could do more as an adult?
Playing tennis!

What do you do for fun when you’re not at work?
I love running half marathons. I enjoy the training leading up to the race, the excitement of race day and the feeling of accomplishment when I (hopefully!) finish. I also enjoy cheering on my daughter and son at their softball and soccer games.  

What is your role at Enanta?
I’m a scientist in DMPK where I work with my team to characterize the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of our drug candidates to assess their safety.

Why did you join Enanta?
I have a personal connection with Enanta’s goal to develop a treatment for RSV – a virus that put my newborn preemie son in the pediatric ICU for 17 days. With this experience in my recent past, I wanted to join the company’s effort to develop a safe and effective treatment for RSV infection.

How did you get into your specific field?
I became a scientist through trial and error. As a kid, I wanted to become a veterinarian, but my first volunteer opportunity at a local clinic quickly established my lack of fortitude for this line of work. I explored other fields of science and eventually majored in biochemistry in college. In graduate school, my focus shifted to bioanalytical chemistry. DMPK is a perfect mix of biology and analytical chemistry for me.

What do you think is the most important challenge for the biopharmaceutical industry?
A major challenge for the biopharmaceutical industry will be meeting the demands of a growing global population with ever-increasing access to medical care in developing countries.

What would be the one word to describe the team at Enanta?
Transformative

What is the best career advice you got when starting out?
“Do something meaningful.” Enanta has helped cure more than one million patients with Hepatitis C virus. I love being a part of this endeavor.

What did you like to do when you were young that you wish you could do more as an adult?
Mountain biking. All my free time through high school and college was spent riding trails on my bike.

What do you do for fun when you’re not at work?
When I’m not at work, you can find me attending one of my daughter’s dance or theater performances, my son’s soccer games, or relaxing on the beach with my wife.

What is your role at Enanta? 
I’m an Associate Director of Biology.

Why did you join Enanta? 
I’d always wanted to work at the cutting edge of science with a mission to develop medical solutions for people’s health problems. Couple that with a strong interest in viruses and ways to directly target and inhibit them, and Enanta was the perfect fit for me. 

How did you get into Biology? 
Broadly speaking, my father was a scientist, and I was with him when he discovered a new fact about the diet of sea turtles. When it happened, we were the only two people in the world to know something new about that species of animal, and I thought that was the coolest feeling. That experience led me to seek out those first discoveries in my own career and life. Later, in school, I was introduced to molecular biology, and it all came together.

What do you think is the most important challenge for the biopharmaceutical industry?
Balancing the limited resources available with the numerous avenues of potential medical advancement. It’s an unfortunate situation that not all diseases which can be tackled have the funding available or market size to justify the cost of developing treatments for them. All industries must balance costs versus profits, but in our business, its people’s health and lives that hang in the balance of such decisions. I wish there were more government/public funding opportunities to develop therapies for smaller market-sized ailments.

What would be the one word to describe the team at Enanta? 
Engaged

What is the best career advice you got when starting out? 
No matter what your position is, never be afraid to ask questions or offer your opinion on issues.

What did you like to do when you were young that you wish you could do more as an adult? 
Play ultimate frisbee on an almost daily basis. 

What do you do for fun when you’re not at work? 
I enjoy being with my family, traveling, hiking, and video games.