Jitin Bajaj

Jitin Bajaj has worked in various roles within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Jitin is currently serving as the Senior Director of Corporate Development at Beam Therapeutics. Prior to this, they held the position of Senior Director of Corporate Development & Alliance Management at Deciphera Pharmaceuticals. From 2015 to 2021, Jitin worked at Merck, where they served as the Director of Strategic Alliances. In this role, they established key strategic alliances and led negotiations on agreements and amendments. Jitin also collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment. Additionally, Jitin has experience at Merck as an Associate Director, Senior Research Biochemical Engineer, and Staff Biochemical Engineer, where they played various roles in technology transfer, leadership, and process development. Jitin started their career as a Bioprocess Development Engineer at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where they focused on process development, GMP manufacturing, and equipment installation.

Jitin Bajaj holds a B.E. degree in Chemical Engineering from RV College of Engineering. Jitin also has an M.S. degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Jitin further pursued higher education at Columbia Business School, where they earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.). Additionally, they attended Mount Carmel School, although the specific degree or field of study is unspecified.