UCLA Health

Research Pharmacy Technician - Oncology, Santa Monica

UCLA Health  •  $36 - $48/hr  •  Onsite  •  17 hours ago
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Job Description


General Information

Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Posted Date

08/10/2026
Salary Range $36.49 - 48.13 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

32102


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

As an integral member of the Research Pharmacy team, you support clinical trials and research studies by managing investigational drugs, ensuring proper storage, and handling, and assisting with intravenous (IV) medication preparation and dispensing. You play a crucial role in the safe and effective administration of therapies within clinical research settings. At UCLA Health, we’re committed to fostering a working environment where you are supported and empowered to be your best. You’ll love it here!

Under the guidance of the Pharmacy Supervisor and Pharmacists, you will:

  • Prepare sterile products, including chemotherapy, investigational drugs, and biologics
  • Ensure smooth operations by maintaining inventory, organizing your workspace, and keeping supplies well-stocked and ordered on time
  • Take on various tasks assigned by pharmacy management to help us achieve operational excellence

At UCLA Health, our passion for leveraging state-of-the-art technology to support world-class patient care has enabled us to become an internationally renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and more than 270 community clinics throughout Southern California. We’re also home to the world-class medical research and clinical education capabilities of the David Geffen School of Medicine. If you’re looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, come to UCLA Health.

Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:00am-5:00pm

Hourly Salary Range: $36.49–$48.13 (Union represented, step-based salary depending on years of experience)

Bargaining Unit: EX - AFSCME


Job Qualifications

We’re seeking a strong pharmacy technician with:

  • Pharmacy Technician License in the State of California in good standing
  • Clinical Research experience and familiarity with investigational drug protocols (preferred)
  • Previous IV sterile compounding experience(required)
  • Ability to maintain drug inventory
  • Strong communicationskills with an ability to work within a team
  • Detail orientated with ability to follow precise instructions
  • Strong Computer skills

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.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.
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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