Associate Scientist, Protein Production

3 days ago

Vancouver, Canada Zymeworks Full time

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

This position will report to the Scientist, Protein Engineering 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**
- Designs, implements, and executes scientific research and development projects in collaboration with a larger research team.
- Leads all protein production efforts, prioritizes work based on company and project goals
- Manages junior staff to develop scientific knowledge and wet-lab skills
- Records experimental data and writes study reports.
- Reviews experimental process and data with Supervisor, and/or coworkers as appropriate.
- Presents the progress of experiments to others.
- Responsible for coordinating interdepartmental activities and research efforts.
- Contributes to scientific literature and conferences.
- Fosters effective and collaborative working relationships with fellow employees and management.
- Liaises with laboratory personnel and CRO staff to follow-up on the protein expression and screening for biophysical and bioactivity of the engineered molecules.
- Develop and optimize new protocols and technology

**Qualifications and Education**

Masters in a Scientific Discipline (Biochemistry, Immunology, Molecular or Cellular Biology or related field), and a minimum of 4+ years’ related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

**Skills and Abilities**
- Highly experienced in mammalian protein expression systems including characterization techniques such as Octet, SDS-PAGE
- Knowledge and/or skills of downstream protein production activities including purification, analytics such as UPLC/SEC, CE-SDS, SPR, LC/MS
- Knowledge and/or skills of molecular biology including vector design, plasmid preparation, NGS
- 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
- Experience in liquid handling automation, robotics, and high-throughput workflows
- Meticulous organization, record keeping and reporting
- Maintenance of inventory, request management systems, and Gantts when required
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills, incorporating integrity in all decision making
- Ability to manage concurrent deliverables and work effectively in a challenging, milestone-driven environment
- Effective oral and technical/scientific writing skills

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.

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