Job Description

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm; hours may vary
Posted Date
04/24/2026
Salary Range $28.69 - 34.21 Hourly
Employment Type
4 - Staff: Limited
Duration
12 months
Job #
30176

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Department of Surgery, Division of Liver and Pancreatic Transplant, is seeking a motivated and dedicated Part-Time Staff Research Associate I to join a cutting-edge Liver and Pancreatic Transplant research laboratory under the mentorship of Dr. Fady Kaldas. This position will involve working in a dynamic research environment focused on advancing the field of liver and pancreatic transplant. The candidate will be responsible for the processing of human specimens following established and approved protocols, maintaining detailed and accurate records, assisting with ordering and stocking lab supplies, and ensuring lab safety.

Hourly salary range: $28.69 - $34.21

This is a part-time, limited appointment, may convert to career.

Job Qualifications

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Required:

• Skill in routine molecular and cellular biology techniques with and without laboratory equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively on a one-to-one basis sufficiently to convey experimental results to principal investigators.
• Ability to take direction as well as to work independently.
• Ability to follow direction and follow the appropriate steps according to protocols.
• Writing skills and ability sufficient to fully and accurately document all lab work in a notebook according to lab standards.
• Ability to analyze research data and prepare clear, concise and accurate technical reports.
• Interpersonal skill to interact and collaborate effectively with scientist coworkers, graduate students and faculty.
• Ability to create and maintain accurate inventories of various items.
• Reading skills sufficient to understand specific protocol relevant journal articles, and equipment.
• Computer literacy and ability to perform data entry.
• Experience working with regulatory approvals and documentation
• Ability to work standing for long stretches of time and up to 90% of the day.
• Ability to work with clinical specimens according to standard protocols
• Experience and ability with cell and tissue culture methods

Preferred:

• Ability to organize raw data into relevant formats.

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.