Zymeworks Inc. is a Canadian biotechnology company that is developing
world class predictive computational 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 dynamic 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 should be able 
start in June 2008.

Required: (Applicants will not be considered without the following skills)

-PhD in Computational Chemistry or related discipline
-Demonstrated experience developing and implementing algorithms for
 Ab-initio combined Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics (QM/MM)
 Simulations
-Research experience in the development of molecular mechanics 
 force fields
-Strong knowledge of free energy simulation methods and its application
 in molecular simulations
-Extensive development experience in the C or Fortran programming
 language (short listed applicants will be required to submit sample
 code for evaluation)
-Ability to communicate in the English language (spoken and written)

Further skills: (The following skills are an asset to qualified applicants)

-Relevant postdoctoral experience performing biomolecular simulations
-Proficiency with the Linux and Mac operating systems
-Experience with perl, python, awk, shell and/or similar scripting
 languages
-Experience working on a high-performance clustered computing environment
-Knowledge of good software development practices (version control,
 unit testing, profiling)

Duties:

-Partake in the development and application of QM/MM simulation algorithms
-Work on the development of improved molecular simulation force fields
-Implement new software features requested by internal end-users
-Prepare patents and research publications
-Attend conferences in the relevant field

Salary is commensurate with experience and is highly competitive with
 industry standards.  Zymeworks offers an exceptional benefits package,
 and successful applicants may qualify for relocation assistance. If you
 are interested in applying for this position, please email your
 curriculum vitae and cover letter to
 jobs%zymeworks.com with 1232: Quantum Chemist in the subject line.
Zymeworks is an equal opportunity employer.

Due to the high volume of applications, we will only contact applicants
 that we would like to interview.