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About this role
Company Description
Zymeworks is a publicly listed (NASDAQ:ZYME) clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a diverse pipeline of novel, multifunctional biotherapeutics to improve the standard of care for difficult-to-treat diseases, including cancer, inflammation, and autoimmune disease. Zymeworks' suite of complementary therapeutic platforms and its fully-integrated drug development engine provide the flexibility and compatibility to precisely engineer and develop antibody-based therapeutic candidates. We are a global company headquartered in Vancouver, BC, with operations in Bellevue, WA, Dublin, Ireland, and Singapore.
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 a minimum of 3 days per week onsite.
What You'll Do
- Support the Investment team in managing the company’s buy-side investment pipeline, ensuring all active opportunities are tracked, organized, and progressed in a timely and disciplined manner.
- Maintain and update the project database, including opportunity status, counterparty records, and transaction history, ensuring data integrity and accessibility.
- Build, maintain, and refine financial models in Excel to support investment evaluation, including royalty, asset or business valuations using NPV and rNPV methodologies, deal structure modeling, and scenario and sensitivity analysis.
- Conduct data analysis to support investment forecasting, competitive benchmarking, providing clear quantitative insights to inform decision-making.
- Assist in conducting scientific and financial due diligence on prospective licensing and equity investment opportunities, synthesizing findings across technical, clinical, and financial dimensions to support investment decisions.
- Contribute to due diligence findings presentations by capturing key scientific, strategic, and financial considerations in a clear and concise format.
- Develop and maintain high-quality presentation materials including investment presentations, opportunity assessments, and deal summaries to support the Investment team in internal reviews and Board-level communications.
- Correspond and coordinate with relevant internal teams including Technical, Legal, Finance, and Operational as needed to support investment due diligence and transaction execution.
- Monitor the competitive investment landscape, tracking deal activity, valuations, emerging platform technologies, and biotech financing trends, and compile regular briefings for the Investment team.
- Assist with administrative aspects of the investment function, including scheduling, document management, and logistical coordination to support an efficient and well-organized deal process for Investment team members.
- Take on additional analytical and project-based responsibilities as directed to support the growth and effectiveness of the company’s investment function.
What You'll Bring
- 2-5 years of experience in investment banking, corporate development, private equity, venture capital, management consulting, or a comparable analytical role within life sciences or healthcare; recent graduates with exceptional academic backgrounds and relevant internship experience will also be considered.
- Bachelor’s degree in a life sciences, finance, business, or quantitative discipline required.
- Background in life sciences (biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, or related field) sufficient to understand the scientific and technical basis of drug development programs and investment opportunities.
- Exposure to equity investment, venture capital, private equity, or asset valuation processes within the biotechnology or life sciences sector is a strong asset.
- Advanced financial modeling skills, including the ability to build, maintain, and interpret complex models supporting investment decisions.
- Scientific literacy sufficient to critically evaluate drug development programs, understand biological mechanisms and therapeutic modalities, and engage meaningfully with R&D teams during due diligence.
- Strong project management skills, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams, meet deadlines, and maintain attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong analytical and data analysis capabilities, with the ability to synthesize large volumes of scientific, financial, and market information into clear, actionable insights.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to produce clear, polished due diligence summaries, investment memos, and presentation materials for senior audiences.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong project management instincts and the ability to keep multiple workstreams on track simultaneously with minimal oversight.
- Collaborative and proactive communicator, comfortable coordinating with cross functional teams as needed to support investment due diligence and transaction processes.
- Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and genuine intellectual curiosity about biotechnology, drug development, and the life sciences investment landscape.
- Proficient with Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office tools.
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
This role is not eligible for relocation or immigration support.
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.