Remote BD Director, Materials & Semiconductors

Blue Signal Search; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Remote flexibility

Job summary

Blue Signal Search is seeking a Director of Business Development – Materials / Semiconductor to translate advanced research assets into strategic customer programs. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, you will lead a senior pipeline across semiconductor R&D, computational materials, simulation, and AI-for-science, partnering with scientific leadership to shape the commercialization strategy.

You will own opportunities from discovery through negotiation and contract execution, build executive

Qualifications

• Proven ability to close commercial agreements for technical datasets or similar data products.
• Active relationships with senior R&D stakeholders in semiconductor and materials.
• Experience selling sponsored research, co-development, or other funded technical programs.

Responsibilities

• Build and convert a senior-level pipeline across semiconductor R&D, computational materials, simulation, and AI-for-science.
• Lead commercialization of research-grade datasets, model evaluation capabilities, simulation environments, and customized scientific programs.
• Own opportunities from discovery through technical validation, commercial scoping, negotiation, and contract execution.
• Develop relationships with technical and executive buyers responsible for materials modeling, simulation, advanced technology, and scientific machine learning.
• Structure commercial agreements involving program milestones, intellectual property, data usage rights, and defined exclusivity periods.
• Partner with scientific teams to translate advanced simulation and experimental capabilities into compelling customer-specific applications.
• Guide prospective customers through internal benchmarking and technical evaluation processes while addressing scientific and commercial requirements.
• Prioritize semiconductor opportunities while selectively developing business within adjacent advanced-materials markets, including energy storage, photovoltaics, and nuclear technologies.

Skills

Senior pipeline

Semiconductor sales

Technical partnerships

Job description

Blue Signal Search is seeking a Director of Business Development – Materials / Semiconductor to translate advanced research assets into strategic customer programs. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, you will lead a senior pipeline across semiconductor R&D, computational materials, simulation, and AI-for-science, partnering with scientific leadership to shape the commercialization strategy.

You will own opportunities from discovery through negotiation and contract execution, build executive