Lead II, Intellectual Property

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Part of ASM’s Intellectual Property (IP) core organization, this role is responsible for detailed planning and execution of ASM’s IP commercialization and licensing efforts for chemistry development. The individual contributor in this role ensures licensing revenue receipts and suppliers’ performance obligations to ASM and its customers and is a key point of contact between ASM and its licensed suppliers, works with other ASM organizations and global stakeholders to support supplier/customer issues and contributes to identification of new opportunities for protecting or extracting value from ASM’s Intellectual Property.

• Master’s degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering or related scientific fields, PhD preferred
• Minimum of 3 years in the semiconductor or related industry
• Strong knowledge of chemical precursors and processes
• Familiarity with ASM semiconductor equipment, its value components, document control systems and/or PCP and ECO processes a strong plus
• Experience and/or ability working in cross‑functional (licensing) teams, manage by influence and without authority
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and other MS office suite
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, drive results with little supervision;
  Project Management experience a plus
• Familiarity with intellectual property assets, its management, safeguards and IP transactions
• Experience directly interfacing with suppliers, customers, and/or technical or business negotiations, particularly in a cross‑cultural/international environment
• Self‑starter with attention to detail, strong analytical skills, business and technical acumen, solid verbal and written communications skills.

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