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Business Development · Vancouver, British Columbia
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Department Business Development
Employment Type Permanent - Full Time
Experienced
Zymeworks is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of next-generation bispecific and multifunctional biotherapeutics. 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.
Zymeworks is seeking a highly-motivated professional who is looking to grow their career with our company.
This position will report to the Manager, External R&D & Alliances and will be based in Seattle, WA or Vancouver, BC.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Acts as subject matter expert on external programs and platform technologies, and/or therapeutic areas external content (literature, competitive intelligence, conference abstracts/reports, patents, etc.)
- Performs data analyses in support of ongoing or proposed projects and licensing opportunities
- Provides competitive assessments and insights to support business decisions
- Develops presentation materials to succinctly and effectively communicate analyses
- Participates in the commercial assessment of therapeutics and platforms
- Collaborates with the Business Development team to identify, prioritize and develop new business opportunities
- Liaises with internal R&D, Intellectual Property and Investor Relations to support development of therapeutic programs, and other corporate activities
Qualifications and experience
- M.Sc. or Ph.D. in biological sciences (Immunology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Structural Biology or similar) or related industry experience with a thorough understanding of cancer biology, immunology, protein biochemistry, and protein structure and function. University level business courses (declared minor or double major, MBA or similar) and a minimum of 2 years’ related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
- Proven interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively as a member of cross-functional team. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
- Proven ability to prioritize time, manage demand from multiple sources, and respond quickly to ad hoc requests
- Strong data mining and filtering skills and ability to interpret large amounts of scientific and market data to provide clear, relevant and timely analysis
- Comfortable making probabilistic-based recommendations from imperfect data
- Good organizational skills and attention to detail and analytical mindset
- Ability to work independently
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to confidently present findings to management
- Scientific and/or project management experience within an industry biotech setting preferred
- Relevant knowledge of information providers, publishing markets and major external sources consumed in R&D preferred
- Experience using competitive intelligence databases e.g. Clarivate Analytics preferred
- Proficiency to read and interpret patents preferred
- Proficiency with MS Office
- Ability to travel up to 20% of time
Why Work for Us?
Innovation. Act with Integrity. Collaboration. Care
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 [[1]].
We offer challenging career opportunities, competitive benefits and an environment that recognizes and rewards performance.
NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES: Zymeworks values our relationships with our Recruitment Partners. We will only accept resumes from those partners whom have been contracted by a member of our Human Resources team to collaborate with us. Zymeworks is no t responsible for any fees related to resumes that are unsolicited or are received without contract.
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