Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Flexible Hybrid
Work Schedule
variable hours between Monday-Friday
Posted Date
03/26/2026
Salary Range $28.69 - 34.21 Hourly
Employment Type
4 - Staff: Limited
Duration
11 months
Job #
29778
The Semel Institute is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Staff Research Assistant to support innovative clinical research initiatives. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful studies while gaining experience across research design, data analysis, and project coordination.
Key responsibilities include supporting the implementation of research protocols, conducting literature reviews, and preparing study materials. The incumbent will collaborate closely with clinical staff and trainees, serving as a key liaison with the research team. Additional responsibilities include contributing to manuscript development, supporting study design using large real-world clinical datasets, managing data, coordinating projects, and assisting with IRB submissions and county contract databases.
This position is ideal for candidates who are highly organized, collaborative, and eager to grow in a fast-paced academic research environment.
*Note, this is a limited role which may convert to career
Hourly range: $28.69-$34.21
Preferred:
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.
