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BACKGROUND

Zymeworks is a fast-growing biotechnology company dedicated to the research, development, and commercialization of best-in-class therapeutic bispecific antibodies and antibody drug conjugates for treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Zymeworks is proud to have active collaborations with both Merck & Co., Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company, and is committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients everywhere.

Zymeworks is seeking a Bioinformatics Scientist, who will be responsible for developing bioinformatics tools for advancing our in-house technology platform for protein and antibody engineering, as well as incorporating statistical methods to analyze a wide range of experimental data.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Roles and Responsibilities:

Assist the team with the implementation of bioinformatics tools, and develop statistical analysis techniques to analyze experimental and in-silico data.
Assist in data driven statistical analysis and validation of Protein Engineering and Preclinical experiments.
Work with the Protein engineering and Preclinical teams to gather requirements and specifications for bioinformatics methods.
Implement bioinformatics methods for protein engineering and antibody discovery in conjunction with the software development group.
Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

Required Qualifications and Experience:

MSc or PhD in Bioinformatics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
Strong background in statistical analysis with experience in R, SPSS or other statistical packages
Strong skills in protein informatics and protein science, including protein sequence analysis and genomic analysis
Experience in implementing and validating protein informatics methods
Proficient in Python or any other programming language
Fluent in spoken and written English

Additional Qualifications and Experience

Experience with machine learning algorithms
Experience with Data mining, text mining
Knowledge of molecular simulations
Experienced in biostatistics and clinical data analysis

TERMS

This is a full time permanent position and employees will receive three weeks vacation, health and dental benefits, life insurance, and may be eligible for other organizational benefits including RRSP matching, employee stock options, subsidized gym membership, and company social events.

COMPENSATION

Expected salary range is 65000 to 85000/yr.

HOW TO APPLY

To learn more about Zymeworks Inc, please visit our website at http://www.zymeworks.com. To apply for this position, please email your curriculum vitae and cover letter to careers.1297[at]zymeworks.com with "1297: Bioinformatics and Statistics Scientist" in the subject line.

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