Manami Shizuka

Manami Shizuka has a diverse work experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Manami is currently serving as the Senior Director of Research Project Management at Enanta Pharmaceuticals since January 2023. Prior to this role, they held the position of Director of Discovery Project Management at Enanta Pharmaceuticals from September 2020 to January 2023. Before joining Enanta Pharmaceuticals, they worked as the Director of Frontier Business Development at Sunovion Pharmaceuticals from September 2019 to September 2020. Manami also has experience at Pharmaron, where they worked as the Director of Business Development from June 2017 to August 2019 and as a Manager of Business Development from February 2017 to June 2017. Manami previously held the position of Scientist III at ImmunoGen, Inc. from August 2014 to January 2017 and as a Scientist II from October 2012 to August 2014. Manami started their career at Merck Research Labs as an Associate Principal Scientist in Discovery Process Chemistry from August 2012 to October 2012 and as a Senior Research Chemist in Discovery Process Chemistry from November 2010 to August 2012. Manami began their professional journey as a Senior Scientist of Medicinal Chemistry at Schering-Plough Research Institute from September 2007 to July 2010.

Manami Shizuka completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo between 2000 and 2002. Manami then pursued further education at Boston College, where they obtained their Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from 2002 to 2008. Prior to their studies in the United States, Manami Shizuka also attended a high school named "聖明学園高等学校" in Japan, although specific details about their degree or field of study there are not available.