We are looking to hire a highly motivated, experienced, Senior Director to head the National Platform - Multi User Wafer Fab (MUWF).

Competencies

• Experienced in semiconductor, manufacturing fab ramp-up, management of semiconductor production fab
• At least 10-15 years of executive-level operational experience
• Strong initiative, self-driven, high creativity to develop and retain customers and industry partners.
• Ability to work as a team with various departments and stakeholders to achieve goals including providing guidance to encourage maximum performance and dedication.

Responsibilities:

• To be the face of the organization, responsible for giving the proper strategic direction and implementing a high-quality vision.
• To oversee all operations, functions, and activities of the MUWF as a national cleanroom facility.
• To ensure on-time, on-budget startup of the facility
• To liase with JTC and its appointed contractors and A*STAR support groups, and ensure good decisions are made
• To provide monthly and key milestone updates to A*STAR management and stakeholders on outfitting MUWF progress
• To develop the MUWF to meet its goals, increase partnership opportunities, accelerate translational research and drive economic outcomes
• To develop and implement strategies that help to achieve the facility's mission and objectives
• To promote and facilitate the use of the facility for knowledge management, so as to accelerate research (aka "Central Kitchen")
• To develop tailor-made processes to meet the requirements of R&D, industry partners and low-volume high-mix prototyping
• To manage effectively the operations and administrative affairs of the facility
• To make key decisions for operational activities and set strategic goals
• To oversee the facility's financial and operational performance
• To implement sustainable 24/7 operations
• To ensure the facility is able to support the hosted research performers to do R&D, prototyping and (selectively) small volume production
• To assess and implement solutions for automating the facility
• To enable an appropriate level of data dashboards for our customers
• To be responsible for the selection of fab suppliers
• To be responsible for tool purchases, installation, qualification
• To create an environment conducive to intellectual and research growth
• To build and support a community of researchers to increase research opportunities
• To establish cross contamination avoidance rules
• To market and promote MUWF
• To market and promote MUWF to appropriate local and overseas companies, and attract them to take up space and collaborate with public sector research performers
• To manage space allocation to the hosted research performers from the public and private sector, including considerations of tenancy mix to reap synergies
• Manage stakeholders expectations and ensure partner satisfaction - grow and retain existing accounts by presenting new solutions and services to partners - farm existing partnerships.
• To secure funding for MUWF2