Sarah Higgins joined Paratek in March 2015 as Controller. Throughout her career, Ms. Higgins has gained a mix of public and private accounting experience during which she developed comprehensive knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and international financial reporting standards.

Prior to joining Paratek, she spent nine years at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., now the oncology business of Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in accounting roles of increasing responsibility and scope, including financial reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance, external audit coordination, finance system implementation, financial planning and analysis, and extensive interaction with a global finance operation. Ms. Higgins previously served as Director of Finance and Controller at Hurley of America, following six years as an audit professional with KPMG LLP. Ms. Higgins is a Certified Public Accountant and earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Fairfield University.