Research Technician - Lead Biology

AbCellera’s hiring range for this role is CAD $51,000 - $64,000 annually, commensurate with your education and job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to base salary, we offer equity, annual bonus dependent on team and company performance, and a 6% (non-match) RRSP contribution.

You will have a CAD $1,500 annual Active Lifestyle Allowance, annual vacation, professional development opportunities, and comprehensive health benefits. Scientific and technical mentorship is a priority. And you’ll find a strong sense of community and connections across AbCellera through our work, clubs, and socials.

That’s why our vision is to repeatedly beat the odds to deliver breakthrough medicines to patients that need them.

In this hands-on role, you'll support the development and execution of novel in vitro functional assays using cell lines, primary cells, and antibodies - work that sits at the heart of our drug development programs and directly shapes the science moving through our pipeline.

Executing and supporting the planning, execution, and analysis of high and low throughput cell based functional assays

Developing and executing high-throughput functional assays using automation and liquid handling instrumentation

Maintaining and characterizing mammalian cell cultures (including stable cell lines and primary cells) under aseptic conditions, performing transient transfections, freezing, and thawing

Preparing cell isolates from primary sources and supporting the development of complex primary cell assay systems, such as ex vivo and co-culture studies

Creating medicines is the most important work we can do.

We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing antibody-based medicines in the areas of endocrinology, women’s health, immunology, and oncology. We have built a platform for advancing antibody drug programs from target to clinic, and we are using it to build our internal pipeline.

Today, our pipeline includes two drug candidates in clinical development, two preclinical development candidates (DCs) in Investigational New Drug (IND)-enabling activities, and more than 20 active discovery programs across multiple modalities and indications.

We believe that when tenacious people share a vision and work together, they can truly have a positive impact. That’s why we hire for character and intelligence, not just for CVs or experience.

We look for people with drive and energy. People we trust. People who need to know their days are being well spent. That their work really matters. In the end, our success will be measured by the impact of our medicines.