IT Helpdesk Intern (8-month Co-op)

AbCellera; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

AbCellera is seeking a highly-motivated IT Helpdesk Intern to join our Vancouver IT team for an eight-month term starting January 2027. You will gain hands-on experience supporting employees, configuring new computers, and maintaining office hardware across Vancouver locations.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years of post-secondary IT education, experience with Windows or MacOS troubleshooting, and an understanding of cybersecurity best practices.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of post-secondary education in IT/computing.
• Experience troubleshooting Windows and/or MacOS.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Respond to IT support requests from employees via in-person, email, or ticketing system.
• Manage user accounts and software subscriptions.
• Configure new computers and deploy profiles.
• Maintain printers, scanners, and office hardware in Vancouver locations.
• Assist with IT inventory maintenance.
• Troubleshoot system and network issues and escalate when needed.
• Support ad hoc IT projects.

Skills

IT support

Windows troubleshooting

MacOS troubleshooting

Cybersecurity basics

Communication skills

Documentation

Education

Post-secondary IT education (2+ years)

Job description

Each of us cares about someone who will need medicines. That’s why our vision is to repeatedly beat the odds to deliver breakthrough medicines to patients that need them. We pursue truth and scientific rigour and have the courage to work at the edge of the unknown.

We are looking for a highly-motivated IT Helpdesk Intern to join our growing Information Technology (IT) team for a 8 month term starting January 2027. Data and information technology are at the heart of what we do, and with the right team and innovative IT solutions, we believe that we can tackle the most challenging scientific problems. We believe that we can tackle scientific problems through teamwork, innovation, and mutual support. If you’re a self-motivated and creative problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you. This opportunity is designed to offer exposure to real-world projects and the opportunity to contribute to the goal of producing first-in-class and best-in-class antibody therapeutics for patients.

How you might spend your days

• Tracking and responding to incoming requests for IT technical support from employees in person, via email, or our internal ticketing system
• Assisting with management of user accounts and subscriptions for licensed software
• Configuring new computers (installing OS and software, deploying user profiles) for new employees or replacement computer for existing employees
• Managing printers, scanners, and general user hardware in all office locations in Vancouver
• Maintaining IT inventory lists
• Troubleshooting system and network problems, including diagnosing and helping to resolve hardware/software failures
• Identifying issues and engaging senior IT staff where appropriate
• Assisting in ad hoc projects as needed

We’d love to hear from you if

• You have 2+ years of post-secondary education in Network/IT/computers
• You have experience troubleshooting Windows and/or MacOS computers
• You have good working knowledge of cybersecurity best practices and measures
• You are proactive, and demonstrate initiative
• You enjoy working with people from diverse professional backgrounds and thrive in a team-based environment, building solutions that meet specific needs across a diverse set of users
• You have strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• You have excellent documentation and organizational skills with impeccable attention to detail
• You are accountable, reliable, punctual, and resilient, with an unwavering work ethic

What we offer

AbCellera’s hiring range for this role is CAD $3,300-$4,300 per month, commensurate with your education and job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We base our compensation ranges on localized market data ensuring competitive compensation. In addition to base pay, we offer a number of ways to support AbCellerites in maximizing their worklife synergy. You will have a vacation allowance as well as additional days off as part of our company-wide office closures (a real value to all!), and sick leave time while on your co-op. Scientific and technical mentorship is a priority, and you’ll find abundant teams and social groups to build community and connections across AbCellera.

About AbCellera

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.