COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Zymeworks is a publicly listed (NASDAQ:ZYME) R&D and 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. We are a global company headquartered in Vancouver, BC, with operations in Bellevue, WA, Dublin, Ireland, Singapore and Redwood City, CA.

ABOUT THE POSITION

We are currently seeking a Co-op Student to join our Protein Engineering team. The successful candidate will support experimental studies and tasks related to the purification and characterization of recombinant proteins, critically evaluate results, and contribute to the team effort to create best-in-class therapeutics.
This position will be based in Vancouver, BC. The candidates must be available to work on site without relocation assistance.
The hourly wage for this co-op position is $21.00 CAD.

• Assist with the purification of recombinant proteins using a variety of chromatography techniques including affinity and size-exclusion.
• Assist with the characterization of recombinant proteins using a variety of techniques including SDS-PAGE, CE-SDS, western blotting, UV-VIS spectrophotometry, BLI quantitation and UPLC-SEC.
• Evaluate developability of antibody-based molecules.
• Prepare media, buffers and reagents.
• Maintain accurate records of methods and raw data.
• Evaluate data and summarize results for presentations.
• Conduct all activities in accordance with scientific standards, OS&H regulations and established Zymeworks’ policies and practices.
• Adhere to Zymeworks’ standard procedures for generating, documenting and archiving data, and maintaining an up-to-date electronic laboratory notebook.
• Contribute to the routine maintenance of the laboratory.