Zymeworks Inc. is a Canadian computational biotechnology company that is
developing predictive technology for protein engineering.  

As a growing company, we are looking for exceptionally bright and motivated
individuals who are eager to showcase their talent, experience and
leadership in a team environment.  To learn more about the company,
please visit our web site at www.zymeworks.com.

We are currently searching for an individual to be a contributor to the
development and maintenance of our core molecular simulation software
platform.  The successful applicant for this position
will start in June of 2008.

Required (Applicants will not be considered without the following skills)
   -Education: PhD in molecular biophysics or a related field
   -Demonstrated experience developing computational algorithms for 
      protein-protein or protein-nucleic acid docking
   -Relevant research experience in the development and application of 
      biomolecular modeling techniques
   -Strong knowledge of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics and 
      its application in molecular simulations
   -Extensive development experience in the C or Fortran programming 
      language
   -Ability to communicate in the English language (spoken and written)       

Further skills (The following skills are an asset to qualified applicants)
   -Postdoctoral experience performing biomolecular simulations
   -Demonstrated knowledge and interest in mathematical physics
   -Proficiency with the Linux operating system
   -Experience with perl, python, awk, shell and/or similar scripting languages
   -Experience working on a clustered computing environment
   -Knowledge of good software development practices 
      (version control, unit testing, profiling)

Duties:
   -Take a lead role in the implementation of macro-molecular docking and 
      simulation algorithms
   -Develop and implement innovative ideas for rational protein engineering 
      using computational techniques
   -Implement new software features requested by internal end-users
   -Prepare patents and research publications
   -Assist in purchasing hardware and software for molecular simulations
   -Attend conferences in the relevant field


Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience and are highly
competitive with industry standards.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please email
your curriculum vitae and cover letter to jobs*zymeworks.com with
1230: Molecular Simulation Scientist in the subject line.
Due to the high volume of applicants, we will only contact those
that we would like to interview.