Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
Posted Date
04/23/2026
Salary Range $28.69 - 34.21 Hourly
Employment Type
4 - Staff: Limited
Duration
5 months
Job #
29929
Our Santa Monica Hospital is seeking to hire a Research Assistant to join our Orthopedic Surgery Department. Our Clinic provides orthopedic care for patients with new injuries affecting a bone, joint, tendon, or muscle. Primary responsibilities include:
Salary range: $28.69/hr - $34.21/hr
Please note: this is a 5 month limited position that may convert to career
Experience in cell culture protocols
Ability to recognize and use technical terminology related to muscle anatomy and function
Ability to use and maintain histological equipment
Experience in data processing and analysis (R studio, statistics, etc.)
Interpersonal skills to effectively interact with faculty, staff, and others
Knowledge of computers including word processing, spreadsheets, graphic software, etc.
Ability to maintain accurate inventory of supplies and laboratory instruments
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.
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.
