Director of Business Development – CMC (Fully Remote)

• Vital member of the Client Development department focused on strategic growth for the AJIPHASE® platform-based CDMO business.
• Reports to the VP of Business Development, identifying leads among pharma and biotech innovators and overseeing technical project management.

Responsibilities:

• Generates high-value sales leads and active clinical or commercial pipeline opportunities in North America.
• Coordinates technical project workflows and facilitates cross-border communications with AJIPHASE® expert teams in Japan.
• Negotiates complex MSAs and technical commercial SOWs to win new client programs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a life sciences field or business with substantial technical pharmaceutical experience.
• 3–5 years of dedicated Business Development experience and 3+ years of CMC experience at a pharmaceutical or CDMO company.
• Demonstrated familiarity with CRM data architecture and global time zone collaboration.
• Hybrid office environment or remotely with domestic travel 25-50% and international travel to Japan 2-3 times per year.
• Prolonged sitting or standing at a workstation with intense computer use.

Forge Biologics

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. is a global leader in amino acid science, biotechnology, and healthcare, with an expanding presence in biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing. Forge Biologics, its U.S. subsidiary, brings proprietary Japanese biomanufacturing technologies to the North American market, with a focus on innovative oligonucleotide and peptide synthesis.