About AJ

AJ serves as the Global Director of Biosafety and Toxicology at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies and is part of the global quality leadership team. In this critical role, he oversees safety operations for both patients and workers across 6 campuses spanning Europe and North America, assisting in and harmonizing hazard identification, risk assessment, risk mitigation, and risk monitoring strategies for biologically derived therapeutics. AJ describes his role as a “safety diplomat” across the company’s operations landscape, with his core belief that a successful safety leadership position is predicated on collaborating with stakeholders across scientific, operational, quality, and environmental health and safety (EHS) infrastructures, as well as both engaging and empowering leadership.

Before joining FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, AJ worked in various capacities as a biosafety and operations consultant in the Greater Boston, MA area and across the United States. He has audited, inspected, or provided gap analyses for laboratories at numerous multinational life science corporations, academic institutions, biotechnology start-ups, as well as various government agencies.

He received his BS in Microbiology and Classics from the University of New Hampshire, a PhD in Biomedical Science with a concentration in Molecular Biology and Biophysics from the University of Connecticut Health Center and a MS in Clinical Toxicology through the University of Florida. AJ is a registered biosafety professional with the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) International, and a member of ABSA’s Scientific Program Committee. A passionate safety advocate, AJ is active in both biosafety and toxicology professional organizations globally and lives in the Boston, MA area.