Zymeworks

Research Associate I

Multispecific Antibody Therapeutics - Vancouver, BC

Why Work for Us?

Innovation. Act with Integrity. Collaboration. Embrace Diversity. Care

We come from many countries, cultures, races, ethnicities, abilities, and nationalities. We bring our passions including singing, biking, swimming, dancing, cooking, volunteering, parenting, coaching and much more! We are proud of our nearly equal balance of men and women and strengthened by our non-binary and transgender team members. Every employee belongs.

We offer challenging career opportunities, competitive benefits and an environment that recognizes and rewards performance.

Company Description

Zymeworks is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of next-generation bispecific and multifunctional biotherapeutics, initially focused on the treatment of cancer. Zymeworks’ suite of complementary therapeutic platforms and its fully-integrated drug development engine provide the flexibility and compatibility to precisely engineer and develop highly-differentiated product candidates.

Zymeworks is seeking a highly-motivated professional who is looking to grow their career with our company.

This position will report to the Senior Research Associate, Oncology and will be based in Vancouver, BC.

As a condition of employment, Zymeworks requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and provide verification of such.

Key Responsibilities

• Performs experiments following established protocols.
• Applies knowledge of scientific methodologies in conducting data analyses.
• Troubleshoots methods and suggests changes to methods.
• Contributes to experimental design to advance therapeutic programs.
• Documents raw and analyzed data and maintains inventory databases.
• Independently interprets results and presents to team.
• Prepares written reports and analyses of experiments.
• Seeks to understand ongoing projects through extensive attention to scientific literature and internally generated data.
• Assists in maintaining a clean, neat, organized and operational lab.
• Conducts all activities in accordance with scientific standards, OH&S regulations and established policies and practices.
• May co-author scientific papers.
• Actively works to foster an environment of effective and collaborative working relationships amongst employees.
• May train and/or supervise co-op students.

Qualifications and Education

• Requires a BSc in a scientific discipline.

Skills and Abilities

• Proven interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively as a member of a cross-functional team.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Good organizational skills and the ability to work effectively in a high paced, fast changing environment.
• Critical observation skills and strong statistical analysis capability.
• Excellent oral, presentation, and scientific/technical writing skills.

Familiarity with some of the following lab techniques:

• Require
• Flow cytometry
• ELISA/MSD
• High-content analysis
• Immunological/co-culture assays
• Reporter Gene Assays
• Cell-separation
• General knowledge of antibody
structure/function
• Mammalian tissue culture

How to Apply

NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES: Zymeworks values our relationships with our Recruitment Partners. We will only accept resumes from those partners whom have been contracted by a member of our Human Resources team to collaborate with us. Zymeworks is not responsible for any fees related to resumes that are unsolicited or are received without contract.

Zymeworks

Zymeworks is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Submitted: 06/11/2022