Facilities Technician

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 57,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Xenon Pharmaceuticals, a leading neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company, seeks a Facilities Technician in Vancouver. The role involves maintaining mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and supporting various facility requests. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, safety awareness, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively while ensuring high attention to detail.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Retirement savings program with matching contributions

Training, Learning & Development programs

Tuition Assistance program for advanced degrees

Qualifications

• At least 2-3 years facility maintenance experience is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills with others within all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain building and laboratory operational mechanical infrastructure.
• Assist in mechanical lab instrument site preparation activities.
• Available for occasional after-hours call outs in the event of facility emergencies.

Skills

Mechanical systems

Electrical systems

Plumbing systems

Safety-oriented

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Education

Power Engineer 5th Class certification

Job description

Xenon Pharmaceuticals ( NASDAQ:XENE ) is a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing, and commercializing innovative therapeutics to improve the lives of people living with neurological and psychiatric disorders. We are looking for great people who thrive in a respectful, collaborative, inclusive, and productive culture to join the Xenon team.

What We Do:

We are advancing an exciting product pipeline to address indications with high unmet medical need, including epilepsy and depression. Our flagship azetukalner program represents the most advanced potassium channel modulator in clinical development for multiple indications. Building upon the positive results and compelling data from our Phase 2b “X-TOLE” study in adult patients with focal epilepsy, our Phase 3 epilepsy program includes multiple clinical trials evaluating azetukalner in patients with focal onset seizures and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. In 2024, we are planning to initiate a Phase 3 azetukalner program in major depressive disorder, based on topline data from our Phase 2 “X-NOVA” clinical trial. In addition, we are proud of the leading-edge science coming out of our discovery labs, including early-stage research programs that leverage our extensive ion channel expertise and drug discovery capabilities to identify validated drug targets and develop new product candidates. Backed by a strong balance sheet to support our growth plans, we continue to build a fully integrated, premier neuroscience company with strong discovery, clinical development, corporate, and commercial operations.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Facilities Technician to join our Facilities Team. The ideal candidate should have prior knowledge of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. This individual must be a self-starter with a keen interest in learning about facilities maintenance and building operations. This individual must work well both independently and in a team environment, while being able to prioritize facility requests. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and be able to assist individuals at all levels of the organization. The successful candidate is an individual who is mechanically inclined, take pride in his/her work, brings energy to his/her job, makes safety a priority and has a strong attention to detail.

This position reports to the Senior Manager, Facilities and will be located in our Vancouver, BC, Canada location. The level of the position will be commensurate with the candidate’s education and industry experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support and maintain building and laboratory operational mechanical infrastructure in line with company objectives and goals.
• Support the facilities and building maintenance support activities, including routine checks and maintenance on building HVAC, DDC control system, generators, pumps, compressors, boilers, chiller, house vacuum system, and basic plumbing.
• Assist and resolve various FacilitiesHelp requests from staff.
• Assist Corporate activities, such as setting up/cleaning up for company events and meetings, setting up seating for new hiring, and help with recycling.
• Assist in mechanical lab instrument site preparation activities and requirements.
• Assist the team on Facilities upgrade projects and work closely with his/her supervisor and with external trades and contractors.
• Keep operational areas clean and tidy.
• Available for occasional after-hours call outs in the event of facility emergencies.
• Act in accordance with Company policies, including, for example, the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Basic understanding of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.
• At least 2-3 years facility maintenance experience is highly desirable.
• Power Engineer 5th Class certification would be an asset.
• Safety oriented with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and computer skills.
• Must be physically able to lift up to 25 kilograms (i.e. 55 pounds) comfortably.
• Excellent communication skills with others within all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A self-starter with the ability to solve problems.
• Flexible and has a willingness to learn and adapt to changing demands and goals.

The base salary range for this role is $57,430 to $67,000 CAD; we will consider above this range for exceptional candidates. Base salary is determined by a combination of factors including, but not limited to, education and other qualifications, years of relevant experience, and internal equity.

Our Total Rewards program includes base salary, target bonus, and stock options, as well as a full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-& long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment, and life insurance programs, Employee Assistance Program, travel insurance, and retirement savings programs with company matching contributions.
Xenon encourages time to rest and re-charge through vacation, personal days, sick days, and an end-of-year company shutdown. Xenon highly values employee development and has an expanding Training, Learning & Development program, including a Tuition Assistance program for advanced degrees.
As part of our hiring process, Xenon conducts background checks for finalist candidates. The types of checks conducted will vary depending on the relevance to the position.
US positions only: Xenon Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. participates in the E-Verify program in all states in which we hire. Learn more about the E-Verify program here .
To apply for this position, click Apply Now to complete the application. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, due to the volume of applicants, only those chosen for interview will be contacted.