Director of Business Development – CMC (Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services)
Forge Biologics · Columbus, Ohio
Posted 19 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days Forge Biologics's roles stay open a median of 33 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Forge Biologics's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Forge Biologics
- moderate 5 stale, 1 reposted of 21 open
- Hiring momentum
- 27 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
The Director of Business Development at Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services is responsible for driving strategic growth by generating partnerships for the AJIPHASE® platform, which focuses on oligonucleotide and peptide manufacturing. This role involves identifying leads, managing technical projects, negotiating contracts, and presenting technical capabilities at industry events. The position requires travel to maintain client relationships and align with technical teams in Japan.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in a life sciences field or a business degree with substantial technical pharmaceutical experience
- 3–5 years of dedicated experience in Business Development
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with CMC at a pharmaceutical or biotech company or in a CMC support role at a CDMO company
- Demonstrated familiarity with high-level CRM data architecture and technical CMC documentation workflows
- Experience collaborating across global time zones
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically between 25-50% of the time and internationally to Japan approximately 2-3 times per year
Nice to have
- Strong CMC-related skills and technical baseline knowledge in chemistry and synthesis of oligonucleotides
- Established commercial network within major global biopharma clusters
- Direct experience handling cross-cultural communications and corporate operations within a global Japanese or multinational entity
Worth weighing
- Role involves significant travel, both domestic and international
- Position requires collaboration across global time zones, which may affect work-life balance
- The job description indicates that responsibilities may change, suggesting a dynamic work environment
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