Director of Business Development – CMC (Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services)

About Forge Biologics, Ajinomoto & AJIPHASE®

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. is a global leader in amino acid science, biotechnology, and healthcare, with an expanding global presence in biopharmaceutical development and contract manufacturing. Through Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services, the company combines decades of scientific and manufacturing expertise in Japan with an international network serving innovative pharmaceutical and biotechnology partners.

At the heart of this opportunity is AJIPHASE®, Ajinomoto's proprietary hybrid solid/solution-phase synthesis technology for manufacturing high-purity oligonucleotides and peptides. AJIPHASE® offers a proven, highly scalable approach to complex synthesis — from milligram quantities to over 200 kg — with an established track record supporting FDA-approved commercial drug products under cGMP conditions. AJIPHASE® sits alongside Ajinomoto's broader portfolio of proprietary technologies, including CORYNEX® (microbial protein and peptide expression) and AJICAP® (site-specific ADC technology), reflecting the company's continued investment in advancing biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

This position offers a unique commercial opportunity to bring a highly differentiated, proprietary Japanese biomanufacturing technology to the rapidly evolving North American biopharmaceutical market. You will be employed by Forge Biologics, a U.S.-based