Total 6 job vacancies by A*star Research Entities

The Head of the Semiconductor Pillar will be responsible for identifying and pursuing new business opportunities within the semiconductor equipment manufacturing sector. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong analytical skills, an ability to build relationships, and a deep understanding of the semiconductor market in Singapore.

Key Responsibilities:

• Market Analysis - Conduct thorough market research to identify trends, opportunities, and competitive landscape in the semiconductor equipment sector.
• Lead Generation - Develop and implement strategies to generate new leads and convert them into new members for the ARTC consortium.
• Customer Relationship Management - Build and maintain strong relationships with key accounts and stakeholders to understand their needs and drive business growth.
• Sales Strategy - Work with the Semiconductor Pillar team to create and execute effective sales strategies that align with ARTC?s goals.
• Proposal Development - Prepare and present compelling business proposals, including technical specifications and pricing models, to customers.
• Negotiation - Negotiate contracts and agreements to ensure favourable terms for ARTC while meeting customer expectations.
• Collaboration - Work closely with the R&D and Project Management departments to ensure alignment on product/service offerings and customer feedback.
• Performance Tracking - Monitor Tech-Biz performance metrics and prepare reports for senior management to assess progress and adjust strategies as needed.

Job requirements:

-Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering or business administration with focus on technology management.

-10+ years in sales, marketing or business development, within the semicon industry.

-Proven track record in driving sales and business growth.

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The Head of the Semiconductor Pillar will be responsible for identifying and pursuing new business opportunities within the semiconductor equipment manufacturing sector. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong analytical skills, an ability to build relationships, and a deep understanding of the semiconductor market in Singapore.

Key Responsibilities:

• Market Analysis - Conduct thorough market research to identify trends, opportunities, and competitive landscape in the semiconductor equipment sector.
• Lead Generation - Develop and implement strategies to generate new leads and convert them into new members for the ARTC consortium.
• Customer Relationship Management - Build and maintain strong relationships with key accounts and stakeholders to understand their needs and drive business growth.
• Sales Strategy - Work with the Semiconductor Pillar team to create and execute effective sales strategies that align with ARTC?s goals.
• Proposal Development - Prepare and present compelling business proposals, including technical specifications and pricing models, to customers.
• Negotiation - Negotiate contracts and agreements to ensure favourable terms for ARTC while meeting customer expectations.
• Collaboration - Work closely with the R&D and Project Management departments to ensure alignment on product/service offerings and customer feedback.
• Performance Tracking - Monitor Tech-Biz performance metrics and prepare reports for senior management to assess progress and adjust strategies as needed.

Job requirements:

-Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering or business administration with focus on technology management.

-5+ years in sales, marketing or business development, within the semicon industry.

-Proven track record in driving sales and business growth.

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading and managing a large-scale grant-funded programme across various IHL/RI* collaborators and industry partnerships (*Institute of Higher Learning / Research Institute)
• Programme manager will be leading the programme proposal to secure funding and coordinate cross-project activities to accomplish strategic objectives by overseeing multiple project activities across various research institutes
• Organise and lead programme reviews with/across funding agencies, strategic oversight committee and senior management
• Build confidence within internal management and external stakeholders with regular programme reporting and establishing clear communication channels
• Manage a small team of project managers to ensure successful delivery of projects scope and targets via managing project risks, quality, delivery, scope, schedule, and budget.
• Oversight of the full life cycle of R&D projects and its product delivery – planning, organizing, executing and evaluating from conception to completion.
• Manage and implement project/programme changes and interventions to achieve project deliverables and mitigate risk.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor or Masters in any engineering / project management related discipline
• At least 5 year(s) of working experience in product development or research project would be preferable
• PMP certifications or equivalent will be advantageous
• Good level of understanding of technical/engineering processes in order to work effectively with project managers and teams throughout the project development cycle.
• Strong business acumen, driven to deliver customer requirements and project deadlines
• Outstanding programme/project management capabilities; i.e. planning, risk management, status reporting, budget tracking, benefits analysis, stakeholder management, resource management
• Proven track record of executing multiple successful programmes/projects
• A leader-cum-team player technically motivated to solve problems, innovate and deliver to internal and external customers
• Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills

Description

Do you want to help define the future of AI in Manufacturing in Singapore? You will be part of the core AI CoE team, responsible for defining, building, and deploying targeted strategies to accelerate AI adoption across industry verticals to uplift Singapore economy. You will engage with internal teams, partners, and customers to influence the adoption of our AI services. You will be working directly with the most important customers (across segments), developing ecosystem partners and shape the GTM plans to proliferate AI adoption in Singapore.

Key job responsibilities
In this role, You will have the opportunity to define and execute GTM strategies. Lead cross-functional initiatives to expand existing accounts, develop scalable programs to drive adoption, and identify new opportunities. This involves activities include market sizing, building an opportunity pipeline, working with customers to understand technical requirements for proof-of-concepts, identifying and engaging the right partners, and working with A*STAR broad technology specialists to identify new features required.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing ecosystem development by understanding market and technology landscape, acquiring relevant partners and curate programme and initiatives to bring the most value out of the engagements.

As the ideal candidate, you possess a business and technology background that enables you to lead and drive engagements with startups and large enterprises. You have domain expertise in key ML and AI use cases, understand the challenges involved in training and deploying AI models, and are able to work backwards from customer requirements to suggest scalable solutions and architectures. You have the technical depth to articulate the benefits of AI to different audiences, including but not limited to data scientists, data engineers, operations, and C-Level executives. In addition, you have a good understanding of the AI market trends, ecosystem, opportunities, and are passionate about market development. You will need to be adept at interacting, communicating, and partnering with teams across A*STAR (scientists, project managers, technical team), and externally with customers, partners, and importantly, the developer community.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technical discipline with at least 3 years in technical solutioning / implementation / consulting experience
• 5+ years of business development, product management, management consulting, and strategic partnership in technology domain
• 1-2 years with AI in a ecosystem / business development role
• 1-2 years interfacing with AI customers and partners
• 2+ years developing and executing on strategic GTM strategies
• 5+ years developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

1.Grant Management

• Provide manpower projections to relevant stakeholders and ensure Expenditure of Manpower (EOM) are optimised.
• Advise on manpower expenditures for grant management.
• Consolidate manpower allocation from project leads and timely updates in SAP system.
• Oversee and consolidate monthly Headcount reconciliation and run ad hoc reports required for manpower budgeting.
• Ensure right charging for bonus re-fractionation.

2.Fund Requisition (FR)

• Prepare and submit FR (EOM breakdown and projections).
• Ensure EOM breakdown is reconciled with FR Submission.
• Reply iGrant Auditor queries.

3.EOM billing to Inter RI and external Companies for services provided.

4.Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• With Minimum Diploma in Business Administrative/Finance/Accountancy
• 3 to 4 years of relevant experience in grant administrative/finance activities
• Preferably with good understanding of organization policies on grant management and finance knowledge
• Proficient in MS advance Excel and other Microsoft office, Power BI and familiar with SAP
• Meticulous individual with critical thinking skills
• Ability to thrive within a fast-paced environment
• Able to work independently and as a team.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading and managing a large-scale grant-funded programme across various IHL/RI* collaborators and industry partnerships (*Institute of Higher Learning / Research Institute)
• Programme manager will be leading the programme proposal to secure funding and coordinate cross-project activities to accomplish strategic objectives by overseeing multiple project activities across various research institutes
• Organise and lead programme reviews with/across funding agencies, strategic oversight committee and senior management
• Build confidence within internal management and external stakeholders with regular programme reporting and establishing clear communication channels
• Manage a small team of project managers to ensure successful delivery of projects scope and targets via managing project risks, quality, delivery, scope, schedule, and budget.
• Oversight of the full life cycle of R&D projects and its product delivery – planning, organizing, executing and evaluating from conception to completion.
• Manage and implement project/programme changes and interventions to achieve project deliverables and mitigate risk.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor or Masters in any engineering / project management related discipline
• At least 5 year(s) of working experience in product development or research project would be preferable
• PMP certifications or equivalent will be advantageous
• Good level of understanding of technical/engineering processes in order to work effectively with project managers and teams throughout the project development cycle.
• Strong business acumen, driven to deliver customer requirements and project deadlines
• Outstanding programme/project management capabilities; i.e. planning, risk management, status reporting, budget tracking, benefits analysis, stakeholder management, resource management
• Proven track record of executing multiple successful programmes/projects
• A leader-cum-team player technically motivated to solve problems, innovate and deliver to internal and external customers
• Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills