Director, Artificial Intelligence

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting‑edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT.

If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

Salary: $ - $

Location:

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more.

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• Plans, manages and controls the activities of a team or teams of analysts that provides business intelligence and strategic planning support for business segments or the company at large.
• Leads project teams to design and develop program methods, processes and systems to consolidate and analyze structured and unstructured, diverse “big data” sources. Communicates insights and findings from analysis and experiments to product, service and business management to be incorporated into the measuring of effective business processes.
• Performs complex statistical and data‑mining analysis, using statistical tools like R, SAS and MATLAB input and design of data acquisition systems, data structure and database design.
• Brings expertise or identifies subject matter experts in support of multi‑functional efforts to identify, interpret and produce recommendations and plans based on company and external data analysis.
• Helps business groups understand their data by applying analytics, derives insights and works with business units to determine actions and KPIs for those actions; input on effective strategies. Interacts with product and service teams to identify questions and issues for data analysis and experiments; identifies correlations on how an understanding beyond what is measured today can be established, based on a deep knowledge of the business and environment.
• Selects, develops and evaluates personnel ensuring efficient operation of the function.
• Leads or participates in project teams developing analytical models, algorithms and automated processes, applying SQL understanding and PHP or Python programming, to cleanse, integrate and evaluate large datasets.

• Recognized as “guru” or external expert in a function.
• Demonstrates broad and comprehensive expertise in leading‑edge theories, techniques and/or technologies within own field.

• Influences internal/external business and/or regulatory issues that have an impact on the business.

• Leads highly visible multidisciplinary project teams or initiatives; provides thought leadership.

• Proactively identifies and solves the most complex problems; uses ground‑breaking methods to think beyond existing solutions.

• Impacts business direction through the development of innovative services or products.

• Negotiates with senior management, customers, regulators or vendors to influence decisions.

Time Type:
Full time

Employee Type:
Assignee / Regular

Travel:
Yes, 20% of the time

Relocation Eligible:
Yes

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package,…