UCLA Health

Student Research Assistant

UCLA Health  •  $26/hr  •  Onsite  •  4 months ago
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Job Description


General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Variable hours within Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm
Posted Date
01/15/2026
Salary Range $17.9 - 26 Hourly
Employment Type
5 - Student: Casual/Restricted
Duration
6 months
Job #
28334


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Through your dedication to and compassion for others, you consistently lift up every life you touch.

The student assistant will assist with research projects in the Department of Medicine, division of Veterans Affairs. Typical job duties:

Provide administrative and research support by coordinating participant schedules, assisting with study-related activities, and performing accurate data entry.

Utilize standard office and research tools, including Excel, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and electronic data management systems such as REDCap, to support program operations.

Salary: $17.90 - $26.00 hourly



Job Qualifications

Required:

  • Currently registered as a UC student.
  • Excellent skills in computer and software operation
  • Excellent oral communication skills and experience communicating with a diverse population, in order to recruit participants and conduct interviews
  • Experience working with a diverse research population.
  • Ability to pay attention to detail under conditions of frequent interruptions.
  • Knowledge of the rules and regulations for Human Subject Protection and informed consent.

Preferred:

  • Experience coordinating projects.
  • Previous clinical or health services research experience.
  • Excellent writing skills, as evidenced by co-authorship or authorship of research or technical reports, in order to write or edit correspondence, patient or provider communication.
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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