Our Team
Scientists and builders who originate conviction.
MEET THE TEAM
ALEX STRASSER
Junior Associate
MARY PAT JOYCE
Data Analytics Manager
RYAN BERRY, PhD
Analyst
JACK VAILAS
Senior Associate, Strategic Finance
TIMOTHY NOYES, MBA
Advisor
RAJEEV SHAH
Managing Partner
ALEX STRASSER
Junior Associate
<p>Alex is a Junior Associate with the TechAtlas division of RA Capital Management. Alex’s primary responsibility at RA Capital is to create competitive landscapes of drugs and medical devices for disease indications and capabilities. Alex has a BS in Chemistry and a Minor in Religious Studies from Davidson College.</p>
MARY PAT JOYCE
Data Analytics Manager
<p>Mary Pat Joyce is a Data Analytics Manager at RA Capital Management. Mary Pat’s primary responsibilities at RA Capital are to coordinate various projects across the company and oversee their initiation, planning, and execution. Mary Pat is a PMI-certified Project Management Professional (PMP). She holds a BA in Chemistry from Holy Cross, where she studied biodiesel fuel analysis, and a Masters of Science in Analytics from Villanova University.</p>
RYAN BERRY, PhD
Analyst
Ryan Berry is an Analyst on the Investment Team at RA Capital Management. Ryan’s primary responsibility at RA Capital is to is to conduct due diligence on biotechnology companies. Prior to this role, Ryan was an Associate on the Cardio-Renal Team within the TechAtlas division of RA Capital, where he mapped competitive landscapes of drugs and medical devices for disease indications and capabilities, with a focus on coronary artery disease, stroke, and dyslipidemia. Ryan holds a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and a PhD in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology from Yale University. His doctoral research focused on cellular mechanisms of adipogenesis.
JACK VAILAS
Senior Associate, Strategic Finance
<p>Jack Vailas is a Senior Associate, Strategic Finance at RA Capital Management. Jack’s primary responsibility at RA Capital is to partner with the Investment Team to support financial analyses for new investments and existing portfolio companies. Jack comes to RA from Charles River Associates, where he advised life sciences companies on commercial strategy. Prior to Charles River Associates, he held an Analyst position at the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute. Jack has a BA with a triple-major in Biology, Spanish, and Pre-Med from Colby College.</p>
TIMOTHY NOYES, MBA
Advisor
<p>Timothy Noyes is an Advisor for RA Capital Management. RA Capital and CEO of Arcuate Therapeutics. In this role he works closely with RA’s Venture Team to evaluate various drug discovery platforms and initiate novel therapeutics programs. Timothy is a veteran biotech leader with deep experience in growing companies and bringing innovative therapies to market. Prior to joining RA Capital and Arcuate Therapeutics, Tim was President and CEO of Proteon Therapeutics, a company focused on developing novel therapeutics to improve the lives of patients with kidney and vascular diseases. Tim was hired as the fourth employee at Proteon and built a team that brought an innovative biologic for blood vessel remodeling from pre-clinical through two Phase 3 clinical trials. Before joining Proteon, Tim was the COO of Trine Pharmaceuticals and he held several management positions with GelTex Pharmaceuticals prior to its acquisition by Genzyme. Tim was responsible for building the commercial team at GelTex and launching Renagel, a novel treatment for patients with kidney failure that grew to a $1B franchise . After the acquisition, Tim was named President of Genzyme’s Renal Division and GelTex Pharmaceuticals. Tim began his career at Merck & Co., serving in multiple commercial roles in its cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and managed care divisions. Tim received his A.B. from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.</p>
RAJEEV SHAH
Managing Partner
Rajeev Shah is a Managing Partner at RA Capital Management. Raj is active in both public and private investments in companies developing drugs, medical devices, diagnostics, and research tools. He is also active in the firm’s outreach efforts, speaking frequently both at industry events and in classrooms. Raj holds a BA from Cornell University, where he majored in Chemistry. Raj previously worked as a Senior Project Leader at Altus Pharmaceuticals, a spin-off company of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, where he assessed business processes and implemented system solutions across all areas of science. He is also an active member of the Big Brothers of Massachusetts Bay program.