AbCellera is a young, energetic, and rapidly growing tech company with an amazing team that searches, decodes, and analyzes natural immune systems to find antibodies that its partners can develop into drugs to prevent and treat disease. We are seeking a highly motivated Research Scientist to implement in-silico structural tools and processes in the areas of protein and antibody engineering. The successful candidate will interact with a diverse team, liaising between software engineers, wet-lab scientists, bioinformaticians and data scientists, in a fast-paced environment. Our ideal candidate is able to multitask, problem-solve, think critically and demonstrate scientific rigor, and above all, someone who can learn and grow with us.

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of Canada’s most innovative biotech companies and to contribute to our cutting-edge research, driving the discovery of novel monoclonal antibodies for therapeutic use.

How you might spend your days:

• Designing, implementing, and evaluating in-silico protein engineering activities in support of a developing platform for antibody reformatting processes and optimization of therapeutic assets
• Collaborating with teams across the company to understand engineering challenges and propose solutions
• Preparing and authoring materials to educate colleagues, and communicate strategies, key findings and implications
• Organizing, supporting and collaborating with other team members to meet project deliverables and timelines

We’d love to hear from you if:

• You can contribute to the design, execution, and evaluation of in-silico protein engineering workflows
• You are excited about the opportunity to integrate high throughput protein engineering methods with in-silico tools to solve real-world drug discovery problems
• You are enthusiastic about applying your expertise in protein engineering to improve the speed and quality of protein biotherapeutics development
• You are strongly self-motivated and work independently to identify project needs and follow that up with building and implementing solutions

Required qualifications and experience:

• A PhD in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structural Biology, Computational Biology, Computer Science, or a related field, or MSc with 5+ years of related experience in a biological research setting
• A comprehensive understanding of techniques to perform in-silico protein structure design using tools such as Rosetta software suite
• Working knowledge of antibody structure and function
• Excellent programming skills (Python preferred)
• Familiarity with techniques applicable to the molecular design, engineering, and experimental evaluation of antibody and/or antigen libraries for protein engineering purposes.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively as a member of cross-functional team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including public presentation of complex data

Offers & benefits:
A generous compensation package including an equity stake in AbCellera’s success. Our headquarters are nestled in the heart of Vancouver, Canada - we’ll support you and your family in every way we can to relocate if you haven’t had the joy of living in this beautiful area!

About AbCellera: 
At AbCellera, we’re solving tough problems and creating innovative solutions from the ground up - custom immunizations, microfluidics, high-throughput imaging, genomics, computation, machine learning and laboratory automation. We’re revolutionizing how our scientists can explore antibodies and the scale at which they can do so. This is life-changing research and you could be a part of it.

You’ll join a diverse and multi-disciplinary team of biologists, biochemists, engineers, bioinformaticians, computer scientists and physicists - all working together to bring better therapies to patients. We’re a growing company with a high-throughput pipeline and the drive to be the best in the industry. This isn’t just about having the best technology. We know we need a world-class team of visionaries and innovators. We look for people with drive and energy. Idealists. People we love and people we trust. This may be unconventional, but it is the key to our success. We’re looking for someone like you to help us get there.

To apply:
Please submit your application through our website and refer to Job ID 23054 in your cover letter. We apologize in advance, but we receive a large volume of applications and are only able to contact those who are selected for an interview. 

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