UCLA Health

Staff Research Associate I, 50% time, Dermatology

UCLA Health  •  $30 - $36/hr  •  Hybrid  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description


General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fixed Hybrid

Work Schedule

TBD

Posted Date

08/17/2026
Salary Range $30.12 - 35.92 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

indefinite

Job #

32429


Primary Duties and Responsibilities


The Hugo Lab is seeking a Staff Research Associate to support innovative cancer research through the analysis of large scale biological datasets, including RNA sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, multiplex IHC, and imaging data. Working closely with the Principal Investigator, the incumbent will use established R and Python pipelines to analyze data, perform statistical analyses, and contribute to publications and grant proposals.

The role also supports laboratory operations, including inventory management, regulatory compliance, and maintenance of research records for patient samples and biological specimens. This position offers the opportunity to collaborate on high impact research projects in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment.

Salary:$30.12 - $35.92 hourly


Job Qualifications


Required:
  • Skill in performing work in an accurate and thorough manner with close attention to details in all areas. Ability to follow through on work assignments.
  • Ability to write legibly using correct spelling to record technical lab results and keep accurate and organized records.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and with mutual respect with co-workers, and other staff.
  • Working knowledge of basic high throughput sequencing-based bulk and single cell RNAseq and spatial transcriptomics using Python or R. Working knowledge of data analysis and interpretation of multiplex immunofluorescence.
  • Willingness and ability to work changing hours if necessary.
  • Ability to take direction with regard to problems or troubleshooting in the lab
  • General laboratory support including procurements, ensuring lab safety compliance, BUA application, IRB application.
  • Working knowledge of assisting and training junior undergraduate lab assistants in basic omics and image data analysis to support the lab's overall data analysis projects.
  • Working knowledge of recognize out of control situations, and notify proper personnel to remedy situation.


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
Website
uclahealth.org
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