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. 

Why Work With Us

Nothing is more critical to our success than the quality of our team. The work we do is meaningful and impactful - we care about each other as well as the patients we serve. We offer challenging career opportunities, competitive benefits and an environment that recognizes and rewards performance.  

This role will be located in Vancouver, BC and is hybrid with a minimum of 3 days per week onsite. 

What you'll do

• Design and develop tools and pipelines to streamline continuous software delivery for internal scientific software 
• Build and maintain infrastructure to support high-performance computing (HPC) cluster and web applications 
• Oversee the administration, optimization and monitoring of software supporting scientific research 
• Creating and managing standardized software development environments for the Software Development and Computation Biology teams

What you'll bring

• 5+ years of relevant work experience 
• Superior development skills in high level languages (C/C++, Python, Go etc.) Expert proficiency in Linux system administration 
• Practical experience with infrastructure deployment using Foreman and Puppet 
• Proficiency in deploying Cloud based infrastructure in AWS 
• Good understanding of AWS services, in particular compute, storage, database and observability. 
• Strong knowledge of DevOps principles, practices and tools 
• Experience with software build tools (Make, CMake, Autotools etc.) 
• Containerization tools and technologies (Docker, Singularity etc.) 

Good knowledge of computer networking, protocols, cybersecurity and cryptography fundamentals is implied. 

Additional assets: 

• Relevant certification (AWS, cybersecurity, network administration etc.) 
• Experience working in multiplatform user environments (Windows, Linux, MacOS) 
• Prometheus and Grafana monitoring 
• Experience deploying and maintaining computation clusters (Sun Grid Engine, Parallel Cluster, SLURM, Dask) 
• Database administration 

Total Rewards

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, which includes competitive salaries, generous benefits, an outstanding work environment, and excellent opportunities for professional growth. We regularly benchmark our compensation against leading biotechnology companies in our geographies. 

The base salary range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in the location for which the job is posted and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by a variety of factors and the salary offered may vary depending on the successful candidate’s location and qualifications (including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, education, training, skills, and experience).

Our total rewards package that includes: 

• Industry leading vacation and paid time off
• Exceptional medical, dental and vision benefits by country
• Zymelife health and wellness benefits
• Matching RRSP / 401K / Pension program
• Employee Share Purchase Program
• Employee Equity Program
• Paid time off to volunteer in your community

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability.

NOTE TO AGENCIES:  Zymeworks values our relationships with our recruiting partners.  We only accept resumes from those partners who have been contracted with us. Zymeworks is not responsible for any fees related to resumes that are unsolicited or are received without contract.