Zymeworks

Recruitment Associate - 6 month assignment

People - Seattle, Washington

Description

Zymeworks is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of next-generation bispecific and multifunctional biotherapeutics, initially focused on the treatment of cancer. 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.

The Zymeworks People Team is looking for a Recruitment Associate to join us for a 6 month assignment starting in March 2021. The Recruitment Associate is the key contact for our new hires and their managers to ensure they have an excellent experience through onboarding and orientation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Guides new hires, hiring managers, and other stakeholders through hire and onboarding: prepares offers of employment, submits and monitors background checks, submits JIRA tickets to kickoff new hire activities, creates onboarding itineraries, and facilitates new hire orientations.
• Supports career fairs and other recruitment events. May participate in events as a company ambassador.
• Supports the oversight and use of external recruitment resources in conjunction with recruiters.
• Proactively identifies opportunities to improve existing processes and/or implements new ones.
• Serves as a backup for recruitment coordinators in the candidate generation and interview processes as needed.
• Participates in People Team initiatives and projects as needed.
• Maintains employee records, including electronic and hard copy files.

Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and 2+ years of related HR experience, preferably in Talent Acquisition.
• A passion for innovative solutions and process improvement.
• Knowledge or familiarity with HCM/HRIS systems preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work effectively in a high paced, fast changing environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and proven experience concurrently managing multiple, competing demands.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Why Work for Us?

At Zymeworks, we stand for innovation, integrity, collaboration and care.

We come from many countries, cultures, races, ethnicities, abilities and nationalities. We bring our passions including singing, biking, swimming, dancing, cooking, volunteering, parenting, coaching and much more! We are proud of our nearly equal balance of men and women and strengthened by our non-binary and transgender team members. Every employee belongs.

We offer challenging career opportunities, competitive benefits and an environment that recognizes and rewards performance.

How to Apply

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 not responsible for any fees related to resumes that are unsolicited or are received without contract.

Zymeworks

Zymeworks is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Submitted: 02/06/2021