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  • [Photo] Grainne Burns • February 17, 2017

    BACKGROUND

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

    Zymeworks is seeking a LIMS/ELN Informatics Analyst, who will be responsible for modeling experimental workflows, as well as managing and maintaining quality control of experimental and biological data in a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN). The position reports to the Technology Integration & Bioinformatics Team Lead.

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Interfaces with our scientific R&D teams to understand the experimental data being produced, provides proposals to organize and formalize the data from these experiments, and works with the software team to store this data in the LIMS/ELN
    • Manages and organizes the storage of our biological data (protein products, antibodies, small molecules, other molecular entities) in the LIMS/ELN, along with associated metadata
    • Administers the LIMS/ELN by assigning roles and permissions to the various groups and users in the organization
    • Works with our in-house lab scientists, and external Contract Research Organizations to develop, document, and enforce standard operating procedures and protocols for our experiments and the associated data upload and management procedures
    • Acts as a point of contact for LIMS/ELN-associated feature requests and work with the users and various stakeholders on prioritizing and delivering these features
    • Works with the LIMS provider and in-house scientific and software teams to implement and support best practices and optimal utilization of the informatics and data management resources
    • Documents and trains scientific staff/end user on best practices and compliance policies related to the LIMS/ELN system and data handling
    Fosters effective and collaborative working relationships with fellow employees, management and external partners

    REQUIREMENTS

    • BSc in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Chemistry or a related field and a minimum of 2 years' experience working with LIMS/ELN software in the biopharmaceutical industry
    • Proven interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively as a member of cross-functional team. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
    • Familiarity with proteins, protein expression and purification methods is required, as well as basic knowledge of experiments like mass spectroscopy, DSC, SPR, FACS or other cell-based assays is required.
    • Should be IT savvy, experience and strong drive to work in data management including capturing, refining, annotating, characterizing, and storing data is a must.
    • Experience in the capture and management of high throughput experimental data will be an asset.
    • Experience in negotiating software requirements within and across research departments and translate those requirements to software solutions
    • Basic experience with any programming languages (Python, C/C++, Fortran, Java), or experience with scripting languages like Bash/Perl is an asset. Basic knowledge of databases like SQL, PostgreSQL will be highly favored.
    • Fluent in written and spoken English

    ABOUT US

    Why Work for Us?

    Zymeworks' employees are passionate, engaged and extremely motivated to succeed. We are excited by the cutting-edge science and technology, the endless possibilities this union holds and the sheer opportunity to be a part of something big. To learn more about Zymeworks Inc. and our current openings, please visit our website at http://www.zymeworks.com.

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

    HOW TO APPLY

    If you are interested in applying for this position, please visit our website at http://www.zymeworks.com and include your curriculum vitae and cover letter in PDF format. Due to the high volume of applicants, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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