UCLA Health

Laboratory Assistant I

UCLA Health  •  $25.75 - $30.17/hr  •  Onsite  •  1 month ago
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Job Description


General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Posted Date
04/27/2026
Salary Range $25.75 - 30.17 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
30028


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of a senior scientist and/or the Principal Investigator, this position supports research activities within the Pancreatic Research Group by performing a range of cell biological and biochemical assays. Responsibilities include techniques such as Western blotting, real time PCR, enzymatic assays, cell isolation, immunohistology, and mouse genotyping. This role offers hands on experience in a collaborative research environment focused on advancing pancreatic disease research.

Salary: $25.75 - $30.17/hour



Job Qualifications

Required:

  • High school and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Excellent skills in isolation of functionally active pancreatic acinar cells
  • cellent skills in cerulein model of pancreatitis and tissue collection
  • Excellent skills in ELISA and spectrofluorometer and spectrophotometer operations
  • Excellent skills in biochemistry and molecular biology procedures including immunoblot, mRNA isolations, and real time PCR procedures
  • Excellent skills in breeding colonies and mice genotyping
  • Excellent skills in immunohistology procedure and microscope operation
  • Excellent skills in computer and software operations


As a condition of employment
, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

UCLA Health

About UCLA Health

For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.

Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.

Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Year Founded
1955
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