Chief Scientific - Montreal - Omniply

Job Title: Chief Scientific & Innovation Officer

Experience: 10 years, Employment Type: Full-time

We are looking for a Chief Scientific & Innovation Officer to oversee a team of scientists working on new technologies for III-V semiconductor and uLED applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create company's technology development strategy based on technology readiness and product-market fit evaluation
• Identify and articulate key value propositions of technology to present to stakeholders
• Guide technical team towards creating innovative and high-impact solutions in the III-V semiconductor space
• Find collaborators to enable go-to-market strategy for microLED and III-V semiconductor solutions
• Customer engagement for technology validation
• Putting together advanced technology roadmap and development plans to meet product and market requirements
• Help CEO to pitch to investors (help with fundraising, interacting with board and external stakeholders)

Qualifications:

• Ph.D or M.S. in material science, chemistry, chemical engineering, physics, or related field
• 10+ years of industry experience or research in III-V semiconductor growth and device fabrication
• 5+ years of VP or executive level experience managing research and development of new technology advancements, including incubating new innovations
• Ability to understand the market needs and derive technology and product requirements statements
• Strong experience in IP filling, IP portfolio management and strategy
• Proven track record of creating innovative solution in the space and leading R&D team towards accomplishment of major milestones for product development
• Experience in semiconductor/microLED manufacturing
• Experience in developing strategy to scale up technology towards product commercialization
• Trac-record of keeping up-to-date with the latest technologies in the field of photonics, microLEDs, III-V semiconductor devices, etc.